Ruddy Pigeon
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Ruddy Pigeon

Patagioenas subvinacea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
1,843 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Pigeon sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 1,843 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Red-billed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Red-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas flavirostris

30–40% · Possible
Band-tailed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Band-tailed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas fasciata

10–20% · With luck
Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

Insufficient data
Short-billed Pigeon
LC

Short-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas nigrirostris

<5% · Rare
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

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

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

Insufficient data
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
LC

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon chiriquensis

<5% · Rare
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
LC

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon costaricensis

<5% · Rare
White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

<5% · Rare
Inca Dove
LC

Inca Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina inca

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Quail-Dove
LC Endemic

Ruddy Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geotrygon montana

<5% · Rare
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
LC

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon lawrencii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
6 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
8 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
14 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
15 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
16 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
17 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
18 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
19 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
21 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
25 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
28 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
30 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
34 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Pigeon in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Pigeon sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 1,843 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Pigeon in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Pigeon in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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