Short-billed Pigeon
Short-billed PigeonShort-billed PigeonShort-billed PigeonShort-billed Pigeon

Short-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas nigrirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
1,076 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The short-billed pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) is a largish pigeon which breeds from southern Mexico south to northwestern Colombia. It is a member of a clade of Patagioenas that contains the smaller and rather plain species with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas. It is found in lowland forest canopy and semi-open woodland, and builds a rudimentary platform nest out of twigs 5–30 m (16–98 ft) high in a tree or amongst vines. It lays one white egg. The short-billed pigeon is 26.5 cm (10.4 in) long and weighs 150 g (5.3 oz). It is unpatterned and mainly wine-purple in colour, becoming browner on the belly and more olive-brown on the back. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Pigeon sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 1,076 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

40–50% · Likely
Scaled Pigeon
LC

Scaled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas speciosa

20–30% · Possible
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

30–40% · Possible
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

20–30% · Possible
Gray-chested Dove
LC

Gray-chested Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila cassinii

10–20% · With luck
White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

Insufficient data
Ruddy Quail-Dove
LC Endemic

Ruddy Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geotrygon montana

<5% · Rare
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

<5% · Rare
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
LC

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina minuta

<5% · Rare
Violaceous Quail-Dove
LC

Violaceous Quail-Dove

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Geotrygon violacea

<5% · Rare
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
LC

Olive-backed Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotrygon veraguensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
50–60%
2 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
6 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
19 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
20 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
23 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
24 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
27 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
33 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-billed Pigeon in Soberanía National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Pigeon sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 1,076 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-billed Pigeon in Soberanía National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Short-billed Pigeon in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Soberanía National Park