Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusZenaida (Zenaida Doves)
- SpeciesZenaida auriculata (Eared Dove)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Picuí Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
📅 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 Eared Dove in Iguaçu National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Eared Dove sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 1522 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eared Dove in Iguaçu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eared Dove in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.