Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas speciosa (Scaled Pigeon)
The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad. The scaled pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since it is frequently hunted. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
📅 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 Scaled Pigeon in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Pigeon sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scaled Pigeon in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
July has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Pigeon in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.