Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumbina (Small Ground Doves)
- SpeciesColumbina squammata (Scaled Dove)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Picuí Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea
Long-tailed Ground-Dove
Uropelia campestris
📅 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 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 14 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scaled Dove in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Scaled Dove sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 192 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Dove in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
April has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Dove in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.