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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
📅 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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
July has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.