Ruddy Quail-Dove
Ruddy Quail-DoveRuddy Quail-DoveRuddy Quail-DoveRuddy Quail-Dove

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
1 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff-colored eggs on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Band-tailed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Band-tailed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas fasciata

30–40% · Possible
Ruddy Pigeon
LC

Ruddy Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas subvinacea

20–30% · Possible
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

Insufficient data
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
LC

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon costaricensis

5–10% · Rare
Short-billed Pigeon
LC

Short-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas nigrirostris

Insufficient data
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

<5% · Rare
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
LC

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon chiriquensis

<5% · Rare
Maroon-chested Ground-dove

Maroon-chested Ground-dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis mondetoura

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Red-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas flavirostris

<5% · Rare
White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

Insufficient data
Mourning Dove
LC Endemic

Mourning Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida macroura

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Ruddy Quail-Dove at Los Quetzales National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
30–40%
2 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
3 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
10–20%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
5–10%
8 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
12 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
14 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
15 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
16 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
17 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
18 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
19 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
20 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
21 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
22 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
23 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
24 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
26 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
27 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
31 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
32 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
33 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
38 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
39 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
40 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
42 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
43 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
44 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
50 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
53 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
54 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
55 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
59 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
60 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
61 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
63 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
64 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
65 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
← Back to Los Quetzales National Park