Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusZenaida (Zenaida Doves)
- SpeciesZenaida auriculata (Eared Dove)
The eared dove (Zenaida auriculata) is a New World dove. It is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It may be a relatively recent colonist of Tobago and Trinidad. It appears to be partially migratory, its movements driven by food supplies. It is a close relative of the North American mourning dove. With that species, the Socorro dove, and possibly the Galápagos dove, it forms a superspecies. Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Eared Dove sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 2,532 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Picuí Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
📅 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 Eared Dove in Iguazú National Park?
About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Eared Dove sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 2,532 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eared Dove in Iguazú National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eared Dove in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.