Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas subvinacea (Ruddy Pigeon)
The ruddy pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia, and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas. Like the other New World pigeons, it was formerly united with their Old World relatives in Columba, but today the New World genus Patagioenas is recognized as distinct again. The ruddy pigeon is 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 170 g. It is unpatterned and mainly wine-purple in colour, becoming more rufous on the back. The tail and primary flight feathers are dark brown, the bill is black, and the legs are purple-red. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Pigeon sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-throated Quail-Dove
Zentrygon frenata
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Tolima Dove
Leptotila conoveri
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps
Lined Quail-Dove
Zentrygon linearis
📅 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 Ruddy Pigeon in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Pigeon sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Pigeon in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Pigeon in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.