Pale-vented Pigeon
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Pale-vented Pigeon

Patagioenas cayennensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Machalilla National Park
213 Verified records at Machalilla National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) is a large pigeon (family Columbidae) found in the tropical Americas. Formerly often placed in Columba, it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus Patagioenas. With its relatives it represents an evolutionary radiation extending through most of the warm-temperate to tropical Americas. Grey-hued birds, even their males generally lack iridescent display plumage, although the present species has some coppery gloss on the nape. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to Bolivia and northern Argentina and on Tobago and Trinidad, although it is very localised on the latter island. Vagrants are occasionally seen in adjacent regions; for example, the species is noted to stray into Uruguay from Argentina and occasionally from Brazil, but it has never been noted to breed or even maintain a permanent presence in the former country. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 213 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Ruddy Pigeon
LC

Ruddy Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas subvinacea

<5% · Rare
Scaled Pigeon
LC

Scaled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas speciosa

Insufficient data
Eared Dove
LC

Eared Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida auriculata

40–50% · Likely
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

30–40% · Possible
Croaking Ground-Dove
LC

Croaking Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina cruziana

20–30% · Possible
Ecuadorian Ground-Dove
LC

Ecuadorian Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina buckleyi

20–30% · Possible
Pacific Dove
LC

Pacific Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida meloda

20–30% · Possible
Pallid Dove
LC

Pallid Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila pallida

10–20% · With luck
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

10–20% · With luck
Ochre-bellied Dove
VU

Ochre-bellied Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila ochraceiventris

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale-vented Pigeon in Machalilla National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 213 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale-vented Pigeon in Machalilla National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Pale-vented Pigeon in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.

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