Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas speciosa (Scaled Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Bare-eyed Pigeon
Patagioenas corensis
White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Lined Quail-Dove
Zentrygon linearis
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
📅 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 Scaled Pigeon in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Tayrona National Natural Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.