Scaled Pigeon
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Scaled Pigeon

Patagioenas speciosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Volcán Barú National Park
2 Verified records at Volcán Barú National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

Band-tailed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Band-tailed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas fasciata

30–40% · Possible
Ruddy Pigeon
LC

Ruddy Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas subvinacea

5–10% · With luck
Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

<5% · Rare
Short-billed Pigeon
LC

Short-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas nigrirostris

<5% · Rare
Maroon-chested Ground-dove

Maroon-chested Ground-dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis mondetoura

5–10% · With luck
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

5–10% · With luck
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
LC

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon costaricensis

5–10% · With luck
Mourning Dove
LC Endemic

Mourning Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida macroura

<5% · Rare
Chiriqui Quail-Dove
LC

Chiriqui Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zentrygon chiriquensis

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

<5% · Rare
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Scaled Pigeon at Volcán Barú National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
8 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
12 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
13 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
14 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
15 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
17 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
22 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
23 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
25 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
28 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
29 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
30 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
31 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
32 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
33 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
34 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
35 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
36 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
39 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
40 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
41 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
42 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
43 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
44 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
45 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
46 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
47 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
48 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
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