Band-tailed Pigeon

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Rocky Mountain National Park
555 Verified records at Rocky Mountain National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) is a pigeon native to the Americas, and one of the largest pigeons in this region. It is largely gray, but with a thin white collar on the nape and a purple-gray breast. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Pigeon sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 555 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
5 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
7 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
10 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
11 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
12 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
17 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
18 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
19 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
20 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
21 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
22 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
23 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
24 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
26 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
28 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
29 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
30 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
31 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
32 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
34 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
39 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
41 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
43 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
45 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
47 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Band-tailed Pigeon in Rocky Mountain National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Pigeon sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 555 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-tailed Pigeon in Rocky Mountain National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Band-tailed Pigeon in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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