Scaled Dove
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Scaled Dove

Columbina squammata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tayrona National Natural Park
26 Verified records at Tayrona National Natural Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The scaled dove (Columbina squammata), also known as scaly dove, Ridgway's dove, mottled dove, and South American zebra dove, is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago,Venezuela and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Dove sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

30–40% · Possible
Common Ground-Dove
LC Endemic

Common Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina passerina

<5% · Rare
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
LC

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina minuta

Insufficient data
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

50–60% · Likely
Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

<5% · Rare
Eared Dove
LC

Eared Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida auriculata

<5% · Rare
Scaled Pigeon
LC

Scaled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas speciosa

<5% · Rare
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

<5% · Rare
Lined Quail-Dove
LC

Lined Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon linearis

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Quail-Dove
LC Endemic

Ruddy Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geotrygon montana

Insufficient data
Bare-eyed Pigeon
LC

Bare-eyed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas corensis

Insufficient data
White-crowned Pigeon
NT

White-crowned Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas leucocephala

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
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 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
4 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
8 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
9 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
12 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
14 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
15 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scaled Dove in Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Dove sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scaled Dove in Tayrona National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Dove in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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