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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea
Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Spot-winged Pigeon
Patagioenas maculosa
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
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 Madidi National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale-vented Pigeon in Madidi National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pale-vented Pigeon in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.