Claravis pretiosa
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The blue ground dove (Claravis pretiosa) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad in the Caribbean. The blue ground dove is relatively common in open woodland, forest edges, clearings and roadsides, especially in more humid areas. It is found from sea level to about 1200 m altitude. It builds a flimsy dish nest of twigs 1–11 m high in a tree and lays two white eggs.
Blue ground doves are small pigeons, 20 cm long with a weight of 65–72 g. Adult males have blue-grey upperparts and paler grey underparts, becoming grey-white on the face. The flight feathers and outer tail feathers are blackish, and the wings are boldly spotted black (these spots often forming distinct bands). The iris is red or yellow, the bare eyering is green, and the legs are flesh-pink. The female has a grey-brown head neck and breast, becoming pale blue-grey on the underwings and belly. The back is ruddy brown, contrasting with the chestnut rump and tail. The spots in the wings are chestnut-brown. Young birds resemble the female, but have ruddy scaling on the back... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Antwerp Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 5 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Burgers' Ocean | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Royal Burgers' Zoo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 8 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 9 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 11 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 12 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 13 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Zoo Lagos | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 15 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Aquatopia | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Ground-Dove sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Ground-Dove in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 300 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Ground-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 40
Of the 40 parks where we can rate Blue Ground-Dove sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%), Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Ground-Dove that you can see in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Short-billed Pigeon (about 60%), Gray-chested Dove (about 30%) and Pale-vented Pigeon (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Ground-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (144 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
