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 Chirripó National Park
Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
Zentrygon chiriquensis
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
Zentrygon costaricensis
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
📅 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 Chirripó National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 246 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.