White-tipped Dove

Q: What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 432 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

January. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against about 10% in March to November, the lowest months. That is one of Rio de Janeiro's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.

Q: What time of day is best to see a White-tipped Dove?

Between 1 and 4 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tipped Dove sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a White-tipped Dove?

14th of 38. Of the 38 cities where we can rate White-tipped Dove sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Asuncion (Paraguay, about 80%), Campo Grande (Brazil, about 30%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 30%).

Q: Where does the White-tipped Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the White-tipped Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (432 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.

Leptotila verreauxi

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusLeptotila (Leptotila Doves)
SpeciesLeptotila verreauxi (White-tipped Dove)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

432 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro

37,026 In all 80 parks From 2019 to 2026

January Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-tipped Dove

The white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux. The dove is a resident breeder from southernmost Texas in the United States through Mexico and Central America south to western Peru and central Argentina. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherlands Antilles. It inhabits scrub, woodland and forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:48

Peru · 2026

Call0:12

Brazil · 2026

Recording0:18

Argentina · 2024

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~70%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~60%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
7	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
8	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
9	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
10	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
12	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
14	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
15	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
21	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
23	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
24	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
25	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
26	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
27	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
29	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
30	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
32	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
35	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
36	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
39	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
40	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
41	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
42	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
43	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%
44	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
45	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
46	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
47	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
49	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
50	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
51	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
52	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
53	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
54	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
55	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
56	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
57	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
58	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
59	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
60	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
61	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
62	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
63	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
64	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
65	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
67	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
68	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
69	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
70	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
71	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
72	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
73	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
74	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
75	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
76	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
77	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
78	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
79	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
80	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	~80%
2	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
4	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
5	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
6	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
7	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
8	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
9	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
10	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
2	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
3	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
4	Avifauna	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity

Closest Relatives at Rio de Janeiro

Leptotila rufaxilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Columba livia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Patagioenas picazuro

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Columbina minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Claravis pretiosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Zenaida auriculata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Patagioenas cayennensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Coragyps atratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Troglodytes musculus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 432 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

January

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against about 10% in March to November, the lowest months. That is one of Rio de Janeiro's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a White-tipped Dove?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tipped Dove sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a White-tipped Dove?

14th of 38

Of the 38 cities where we can rate White-tipped Dove sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Asuncion (Paraguay, about 80%), Campo Grande (Brazil, about 30%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 30%).

Where does the White-tipped Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-tipped Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (432 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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White-tipped Dove

About the White-tipped Dove

Sounds

Recent sightings of White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Rio de Janeiro

Grey-fronted Dove

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Rock Pigeon

Picazuro Pigeon

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

Blue Ground-Dove

Eared Dove

Pale-vented Pigeon

Great Kiskadee

Palm Tanager

Black Vulture

Southern House Wren

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

When is the best time to see a White-tipped Dove in Rio de Janeiro?

What time of day is best to see a White-tipped Dove?

Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a White-tipped Dove?

Where does the White-tipped Dove sighting chance come from?