Pacific Dove

Pacific Dove

Zenaida meloda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ 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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
50–60%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
0–10%
4 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
5 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
6 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

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.

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