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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Picuí Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
Long-tailed Ground-Dove
Uropelia campestris
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
📅 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 294 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.