Patagioenas picazuro
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) is a pigeon native to South America. It is a large pigeon with a wingspan of up to 22 inches and can weigh as much as a pound. It is a brown bird with white dashes on the back of its neck and darker brown wing patterns. It is similar in appearance to the spotted dove.
The picazuro pigeon is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,800,000 km2 and although an accurate population count has not taken place, it is believed that the species is common and the population is thought to be increasing. Picazuro pigeons survive in a variety of habitats; from woodland and forest to agricultural land.
This species feeds mainly on the ground and like most other pigeons eats seeds and grain. Picazuro pigeons nest in every month of the year. A fragile nest is built from sticks and one egg is laid. Both parents incubate the egg. Once the egg has hatched, the chick is fed on crop milk and then regurgitated seeds.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo de Lourosa | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Picazuro Pigeon sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 831 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Picazuro Pigeon in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, against about 20% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 190 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Picazuro 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.
9th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Picazuro Pigeon sightings, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas ranks 9th at about 40%. The best odds are in Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 70%), El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 70%) and Emas National Park (Brazil, about 70%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Picazuro Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (831 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.
