White-tipped Dove

Q: What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Very likely. About 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 598 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

June. In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 40% in August, the lowest month.

Q: What time of day is best to see a White-tipped Dove?

Between 1 and 4 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tipped Dove sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Main Ridge Forest Reserve the best place to see a White-tipped Dove?

Among the best. Of the 80 parks where we can rate White-tipped Dove sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 70%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 70%) and Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 70%). All parks ranked.

Q: Which relatives of the White-tipped Dove live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Same family: Columbidae. The closest relatives of the White-tipped Dove that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Pale-vented Pigeon (about 50%), Eared Dove (about 10%) and Ruddy Ground-Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the White-tipped Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the White-tipped Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (598 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.

Leptotila verreauxi

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusLeptotila (Leptotila Doves)
SpeciesLeptotila verreauxi (White-tipped Dove)

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In 3 days >90%

598 Verified sightings at Main Ridge Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026

37,026 In all 80 parks

June Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-tipped Dove

The white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is a large New World tropical dove. Its scientific name commemorates the French naturalists Jules and Edouard Verreaux. The dove is a resident breeder from southernmost Texas in the United States through Mexico and Central America south to western Peru and central Argentina. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherlands Antilles. It inhabits scrub, woodland and forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:48

Peru · 2026

Call0:12

Brazil · 2026

Recording0:18

Argentina · 2024

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~70%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~60%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
7	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
8	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
9	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
10	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
12	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
14	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
15	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
21	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
23	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
24	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
25	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
26	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
27	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
29	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
30	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
32	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
35	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
36	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
39	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
40	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
41	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
42	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
43	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%
44	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
45	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
46	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
47	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
49	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
50	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
51	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
52	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
53	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
54	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
55	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
56	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
57	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
58	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
59	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
60	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
61	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
62	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
63	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
64	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
65	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
67	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
68	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
69	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
70	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
71	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
72	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
73	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
74	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
75	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
76	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
77	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
78	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
79	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
80	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	~80%
2	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
4	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
5	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
6	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
7	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
8	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
9	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
10	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
2	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
3	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
4	Avifauna	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Patagioenas cayennensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Zenaida auriculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Thamnophilus doliatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ortalis ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Amazona amazonica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Momotus bahamensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Saucerottia tobaci

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Glaucis hirsutus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Very likely

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 598 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

June

In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 40% in August, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a White-tipped Dove?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tipped Dove sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Main Ridge Forest Reserve the best place to see a White-tipped Dove?

Among the best

Of the 80 parks where we can rate White-tipped Dove sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 70%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 70%) and Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 70%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the White-tipped Dove live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Same family: Columbidae

The closest relatives of the White-tipped Dove that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Pale-vented Pigeon (about 50%), Eared Dove (about 10%) and Ruddy Ground-Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-tipped Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-tipped Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (598 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.

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White-tipped Dove

About the White-tipped Dove

Sounds

Recent sightings of White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Pale-vented Pigeon

Eared Dove

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Bananaquit

Barred Antshrike

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Orange-winged Parrot

Trinidad Motmot

Tropical Kingbird

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Blue-gray Tanager

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

When is the best time to see a White-tipped Dove in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

What time of day is best to see a White-tipped Dove?

Is Main Ridge Forest Reserve the best place to see a White-tipped Dove?

Which relatives of the White-tipped Dove live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Where does the White-tipped Dove sighting chance come from?