Patagioenas maculosa
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Pigeon sighting in Rosario on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Pigeon in Rosario on a given day, against about 20% in January and February, the lowest months. That is one of Rosario's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 150 mm in March.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Spot-winged Pigeon sightings, Rosario ranks 4th at about 40%. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 90%), Cordoba (Argentina, about 90%) and La Paz (Bolivia, about 90%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-winged Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Rosario (106 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.
