Inca Dove
Columbina inca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumbina (Small Ground Doves)
- SpeciesColumbina inca (Inca Dove)
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps
📅 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 Inca Dove in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Inca Dove sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 132 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Inca Dove in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Inca Dove in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.