Where to see
Zenaida aurita
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Zenaida Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
In Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Zenaida Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ciénaga de Zapata and more
After Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Zenaida Dove are in Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 20%), Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and April in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (about 70%), February and May–July in Ciénaga de Zapata (about 30%) and May and September in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Zenaida Dove on a given day. Each park's Zenaida Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
