Patagioenas maculosa
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The spot-winged pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. At least one author has asserted, based on plumage similarities, that the spot-winged pigeon, picazuro pigeon (P. picazuro), bare-eyed pigeon (P. corensis), and scaled pigeon (P. speciosa) form a monophyletic group. Others argue that significant vocal differences belie that.
The two subspecies of spot-winged pigeon differ significantly in their plumage. The nominate P. m. maculosa is 32 to 33 cm (13 to 13 in) long and weighs 308 to 347 g (10.9 to 12.2 oz). The adult male's forehead, crown, nape, hindneck, and breast are mostly dull purplish pink and the rest of the head and underparts are gray. The upper... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Arequipa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 8 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Pigeon sighting in Arequipa on a given day, based on 252 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 61 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, June–July and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Pigeon in Arequipa on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-winged Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Spot-winged Pigeon sightings, Arequipa ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 90%), Cordoba (Argentina, about 90%) and La Paz (Bolivia, about 90%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-winged Pigeon that you can see in Arequipa (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Pacific Dove (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 90%) and Croaking Ground-Dove (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-winged Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Arequipa (252 verified sightings), 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.
