Scaled Pigeon
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Scaled Pigeon

Patagioenas speciosa

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
6 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
6,268 Verified sightings across all 50 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Scaled Pigeon

The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad. The scaled pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.

Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since it is frequently hunted. The scaled pigeon was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other doves and pigeons in the genus Columba and coined the binomial name Columba speciosa. Gmelin based his description on "Le Ramiret" and the "Pigeon ramier de Cayenne" that had been described and illustrated in 1871 by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. The scaled pigeon was moved to the resurrected genus Patagioenas based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2001. The genus had been introduced by the German naturalist... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Plumbeous Pigeon
LC

Plumbeous Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Ruddy Pigeon
LC

Ruddy Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas subvinacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Grey-fronted Dove
LC

Grey-fronted Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila rufaxilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Ruddy Quail-Dove
LC

Ruddy Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geotrygon montana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-tipped Dove
LC

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Sapphire Quail-Dove
LC

Sapphire Quail-Dove

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Geotrygon saphirina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
13 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
14 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
16 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
17 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
20 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
26 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
29 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
30 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
31 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
33 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
34 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
35 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
36 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
40 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
41 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
42 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
43 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
44 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
45 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
47 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
48 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
49 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scaled Pigeon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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