Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusGeotrygon (Geotrygon Quail-Doves)
- SpeciesGeotrygon montana (Ruddy Quail-Dove)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
📅 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 Ruddy Quail-Dove in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Quail-Dove sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 144 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Quail-Dove in Piedras Blancas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Quail-Dove in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.