Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusPatagioenas (New World Pigeons)
- SpeciesPatagioenas subvinacea (Ruddy Pigeon)
The ruddy pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia, and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas. Like the other New World pigeons, it was formerly united with their Old World relatives in Columba, but today the New World genus Patagioenas is recognized as distinct again. The ruddy pigeon is 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs 170 g. It is unpatterned and mainly wine-purple in colour, becoming more rufous on the back. The tail and primary flight feathers are dark brown, the bill is black, and the legs are purple-red. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Pigeon sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
Zentrygon lawrencii
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis
📅 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 Ruddy Pigeon in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Pigeon sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Pigeon in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Pigeon in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.