Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas flavirostris (Red-billed Pigeon)
The red-billed pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) is a relatively large, robust species of pigeon. Its breeding range extends from southern Texas, United States, to Costa Rica. It is primarily found throughout coastal and lowland areas of Mexico and Central America. It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, except some vestiges in the pale-vented pigeon. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Caribbean Dove
Leptotila jamaicensis
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Pigeon at Arrecifes de Cozumel 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