Geotrygon montana
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In 3 days <5%
The ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff-colored eggs on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground.
The ruddy quail-dove is approximately 19–28 cm in length. The bird is distinguished by having a rust-colored back, facial mask and similarly colored wings. The breast, rump and undereye stripe are lighter brown. This bird is found in woodland and scrub forest. It also has adapted to coffee plantations. It is somewhat sensitive to forest fragmentation. These birds forage on the ground, mainly eating seeds. It will also take small invertebrates in its diet.
In the first half of the 18th century the ruddy quail-dove was described and illustrated by several naturalists including John Ray in 1713, Hans Sloane in 1725 and George Edwards in 1743. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the ruddy quail-dove with all the... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Quail-Dove sighting in Santos on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Quail-Dove in Santos on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy Quail-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.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Ruddy Quail-Dove sightings, Santos ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, under 5%), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, under 5%) and São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Ruddy Quail-Dove that you can see in Santos (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Rock Pigeon (about 60%), Picazuro Pigeon (about 60%) and Ruddy Ground-Dove (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Quail-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Santos (12 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.
