Grey-fronted Dove

Grey-fronted Dove

Leptotila rufaxilla

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days <5%

27 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
5,018 In all 21 parks From 2019 to 2026
June 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

Call0:21

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 Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-fronted Dove sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 198th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grey-fronted Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-fronted Dove in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Grey-fronted Dove?

8th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Grey-fronted Dove sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Belém (Brazil, about 10%), Recife (Brazil, about 10%) and Santos (Brazil, under 5%).

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 Rio de Janeiro (27 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.

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