Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas speciosa (Scaled Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Zentrygon lawrencii
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis
📅 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 Scaled Pigeon in Chagres National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 366 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Chagres National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.