Patagioenas inornata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The plain pigeon (Patagioenas inornata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the four Greater Antilles, on Cuba, Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are forest, woodland, coastal scrub, mangrove and swampy areas. It is threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting.
The plain pigeon is a large-bodied bird 38–41 cm (15–16 in) long that superficially resembles a large feral pigeon or a very plainly-plumaged band-tailed pigeon. At a distance it appears pale blue-gray overall. The head, hindneck, breast, and part of the folded wing are colored with a red-wine wash. When folded, the wing shows a white leading edge; in flight, it forms a conspicuous wing bar. The eyes have a pale yellow iris; the legs and feet are dark red, and the bill black. The female is slightly smaller and duller than the male. Juveniles are browner overall, with pale wing margins and dark eyes. On Jamaica, it can be confused with the Jamaican endemic ring-tailed pigeon P. caribaea, but that has a red eye, a gray wing lacking the wine-colored wash of plain pigeon, and a paler tail with an obvious dark blackish-gray... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Pigeon sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Pigeon in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and October–December, the lowest months. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Plain Pigeon sightings, Jaragua National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 50%).
Same genus: Patagioenas
The closest relatives of the Plain Pigeon that you can see in Jaragua National Park (genus Patagioenas, New World Pigeons) are White-crowned Pigeon (about 10%) and Scaly-naped Pigeon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Jaragua National Park (6 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.
