Geotrygon violacea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The violaceous quail-dove (Geotrygon violacea) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The violaceous quail-dove and most of what are now the other species in genus Geotrygon were previously in genus Oreopeleia. Male violaceous quail-doves are 20 to 23.5 cm (7.9 to 9.3 in) long and females 21 to 24.5 cm (8.3 to 9.6 in). They weigh 93 to 150 g (3.3 to 5.3 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a grayish mauve crown, a grayish white face, and an iridescent purple to amethyst hindneck and shoulders. The rest of the upperparts are brown with an iridescent purple wash. The throat and breast are white with a purple tinge, the belly white, and the flanks buff. The eye is yellow-brown to orange-brown. Adult females are duller, with the purple gloss confined to the hindneck and shoulders. Their face and throat is pale gray, the neck and breast brownish with a purple tint, and the eye brown. Juveniles are similar to the female... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Violaceous Quail-Dove sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Violaceous Quail-Dove in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–December, the lowest months. That is one of Darién National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 450 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Violaceous 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.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Violaceous Quail-Dove sightings, Darién National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Violaceous Quail-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (39 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.
