Pacific Dove
Zenaida meloda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusZenaida (Zenaida Doves)
- SpeciesZenaida meloda (Pacific Dove)
Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve
📅 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 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Dove in Paracas National Reserve?
About 58% of visitor-days record a Pacific Dove sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 272 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Dove in Paracas National Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Dove in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.