Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas cayennensis (Pale-vented Pigeon)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Zentrygon lawrencii
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis
📅 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
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What are the chances of seeing a Pale-vented Pigeon in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale-vented Pigeon in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pale-vented Pigeon in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.