Inca Dove
Columbina inca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumbina (Small Ground Doves)
- SpeciesColumbina inca (Inca Dove)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
📅 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 Inca Dove in Carara National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Inca Dove sighting in Carara National Park, based on 862 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Inca Dove in Carara National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Inca Dove in Carara National Park in our monthly data.