Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusClaravis
- SpeciesClaravis pretiosa (Blue Ground-Dove)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Caribbean Dove
Leptotila jamaicensis
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Ground-Dove in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Blue Ground-Dove sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Ground-Dove in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Ground-Dove in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.