Grey-fronted Dove

Grey-fronted Dove

Leptotila rufaxilla

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Brownsberg Nature Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

86 Verified sightings at Brownsberg Nature Park From 2019 to 2026
5,018 In all 21 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey-fronted Dove

The grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a large New World tropical dove. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The grey-fronted dove, the grey-headed dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) and azuero dove (L. battyi) of Central America, the pallid dove (L. pallida) of South America, and the Grenada dove (L. wellsi) of Grenada were at one time thought to be a single species. Even after these were split into individual species, some authors treated pallid dove as a subspecies of grey-fronted dove. Grey-fronted dove, grey-headed dove, and pallid dove are possibly a superspecies.

The grey-fronted dove has these six subspecies. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a grayish... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:38

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1150812 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:37

Argentina · 2024

© Sabrina Andrea Rendon Anaya · XC884479 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ecuador · 2022

© Paul Bourdin · XC742788 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
2 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~30%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~30%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
5 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
8 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
12 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
13 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
15 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
16 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
17 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
18 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
19 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
20 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
21 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-fronted Dove in Brownsberg Nature Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-fronted Dove sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grey-fronted Dove in Brownsberg Nature Park?

February

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-fronted Dove in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against about 10% in August and October, the lowest months. May to July have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Grey-fronted Dove?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-fronted Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Brownsberg Nature Park the best place to see a Grey-fronted Dove?

Among the best

Of the 21 parks where we can rate Grey-fronted Dove sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Grey-fronted Dove live in Brownsberg Nature Park?

Same family: Columbidae

The closest relatives of the Grey-fronted Dove that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Ruddy Pigeon (about 30%), Ruddy Quail-Dove (about 20%) and Plumbeous Pigeon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grey-fronted Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey-fronted Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (86 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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