Ruddy Quail-Dove
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Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tikal National Park
129 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,671 Verified sightings across all 66 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Ruddy Quail-Dove

The ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff-colored eggs on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground.

The ruddy quail-dove is approximately 19–28 cm in length. The bird is distinguished by having a rust-colored back, facial mask and similarly colored wings. The breast, rump and undereye stripe are lighter brown. This bird is found in woodland and scrub forest. It also has adapted to coffee plantations. It is somewhat sensitive to forest fragmentation. These birds forage on the ground, mainly eating seeds. It will also take small invertebrates in its diet.

In the first half of the 18th century the ruddy quail-dove was described and illustrated by several naturalists including John Ray in 1713, Hans Sloane in 1725 and George Edwards in 1743. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the ruddy quail-dove with all the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Short-billed Pigeon
LC

Short-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas nigrirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Gray-headed Dove
LC

Gray-headed Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila plumbeiceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Scaled Pigeon
LC

Scaled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas speciosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-billed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Red-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas flavirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Gray-chested Dove
LC

Gray-chested Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila cassinii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Mourning Dove
LC Endemic

Mourning Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida macroura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
LC

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina minuta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
~30%
2 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
3 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~20%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~10%
8 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
10 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
12 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
13 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
14 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
15 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
16 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
17 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
19 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
20 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
21 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
22 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
23 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
25 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
27 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
28 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
29 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
30 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
32 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
33 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
34 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
39 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
40 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
43 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
44 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
45 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
51 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
54 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
55 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
56 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
60 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
61 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
62 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
64 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
65 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
66 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Quail-Dove in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Quail-Dove sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Quail-Dove in Tikal National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Quail-Dove in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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