Where to see
Columbina passerina
Cabo Pulmo National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Ground-Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Cabo Pulmo National Park
In Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ground-Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and more
After Cabo Pulmo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Ground-Dove are in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (Jamaica, about 40%), Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 30%) and Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside North America, the best option is Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Cabo Pulmo National Park (about 70%), April in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (about 60%) and May and November in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Ground-Dove on a given day. Each park's Common Ground-Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
