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 Itatiaia National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Picuí Ground-Dove
Columbina picui
📅 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 Pale-vented Pigeon in Itatiaia National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Itatiaia 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 Itatiaia National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pale-vented Pigeon in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.