Patagioenas cayennensis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) is a large pigeon (family Columbidae) found in the tropical Americas. Formerly often placed in Columba, it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus Patagioenas. With its relatives it represents an evolutionary radiation extending through most of the warm-temperate to tropical Americas. Grey-hued birds, even their males generally lack iridescent display plumage, although the present species has some coppery gloss on the nape.
It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to Bolivia and northern Argentina and on Tobago and Trinidad, although it is very localised on the latter island. Vagrants are occasionally seen in adjacent regions; for example, the species is noted to stray into Uruguay from Argentina and occasionally from Brazil, but it has never been noted to breed or even maintain a permanent presence in the former country.
The pale-vented pigeon is 30–32 cm long and weighs normally 230–250 g. Adult males have a mainly dull purple head, breast and upperpart plumage, with copper glossing on the nape and a whitish throat. The lower back and tail are dark grey and the lower underparts are pale... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | El Nispero Zoo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 116 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Pigeon in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in January, July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Manaus's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 270 mm in March.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-vented Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Pale-vented Pigeon sightings, Manaus ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Panama City (Panama, about 40%), Guayaquil (Ecuador, about 30%) and Belém (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-vented Pigeon that you can see in Manaus (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Rock Pigeon (about 40%), Common Ground-Dove (about 30%) and White-tipped Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-vented Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Manaus (56 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.
