White-tipped Dove

Q: What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 173 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see White-tipped Dove in Tikal National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-tipped Dove in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Leptotila verreauxi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusLeptotila (Leptotila Doves)
SpeciesLeptotila verreauxi (White-tipped Dove)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Tikal National Park

173 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

38,475 Verified sightings across all 90 parks From 2019 to 2026

September Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-tipped Dove

The white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux. The dove is a resident breeder from southernmost Texas in the United States through Mexico and Central America south to western Peru and central Argentina. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherlands Antilles. It inhabits scrub, woodland and forest.

The following subspecies are recognized: L. v. capitalis – Nelson, 1898: Tres Marías Islands L. v. angelica – Bangs & Penard, TE, 1922: found from Texas and coastal Mexico L. v. fulviventris – Lawrence, 1882: southeast Mexico to Guatemala and Belize

L. v. bangsi – Dickey & Van Rossem, 1926: west Guatemala to western Nicaragua and Honduras L. v. nuttingi – Ridgway, 1915: Lake Nicaragua L. v. verreauxi – Bonaparte, 1855: the nominate taxon, found from Nicaragua to Venezuela

L. v. tobagensis – Hellmayr & Seilern, 1915: Tobago L. v. hernandezi – Romero-Zambrano & Morales-Sánchez, 1981: southwest Colombia L. v. decolor – Salvin, 1895: found west of the Andes from... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Leptotila plumbeiceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptotila cassinii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leptotila jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Patagioenas nigrirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Patagioenas speciosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Geotrygon montana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Claravis pretiosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Patagioenas cayennensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Patagioenas flavirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Zenaida asiatica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Zenaida macroura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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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	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
3	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
4	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~60%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
6	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
7	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~50%
8	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
9	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
16	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
19	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
21	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
22	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
24	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
26	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
27	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
28	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
29	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
30	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
31	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~30%
32	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
33	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
35	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
36	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
37	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
38	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
39	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
40	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
41	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
43	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
44	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
45	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
46	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
47	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
48	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
49	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
50	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
51	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
52	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
53	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
54	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
55	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
56	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
57	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
58	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
59	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
60	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
61	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
62	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
63	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
64	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
65	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
66	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
67	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
68	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
69	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
70	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
71	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
72	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
73	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
74	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
75	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
76	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
77	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
78	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
79	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
80	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
81	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
82	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
83	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
84	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
85	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
86	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
87	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
88	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
89	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
90	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 173 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-tipped Dove in Tikal National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-tipped Dove in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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White-tipped Dove

About the White-tipped Dove

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Gray-headed Dove

Gray-chested Dove

Caribbean Dove

Short-billed Pigeon

Scaled Pigeon

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Blue Ground-Dove

Pale-vented Pigeon

Red-billed Pigeon

Ruddy Ground-Dove

White-winged Dove

Mourning Dove

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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