Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas speciosa (Scaled Pigeon)
The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad. The scaled pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since it is frequently hunted. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Picuí Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Scaled Pigeon at Chapada Diamantina National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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