Scaly-naped Pigeon
Patagioenas squamosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas squamosa (Scaly-naped Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala
Plain Pigeon
Patagioenas inornata
Zenaida Dove
Zenaida aurita
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Blue-headed Quail-Dove
Starnoenas cyanocephala
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove
Geotrygon caniceps
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Key West Quail-Dove
Geotrygon chrysia
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 4 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scaly-naped Pigeon in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Scaly-naped Pigeon sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-naped Pigeon in Ciénaga de Zapata?
July has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-naped Pigeon in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.