Patagioenas plumbea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The plumbeous pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The plumbeous pigeon is most closely related to the ruddy pigeon (P. subvinacea), short-billed pigeon (P. nigrirostris), and dusky pigeon (P. goodsoni), and they have sometimes been placed in subgenus Oenoenas.
Vocal differences among and even within the subspecies hint that more than one species may be involved. The plumbeous pigeon is 34 cm (13 in) long and weighs 172 to 231 g (6.1 to 8.1 oz). Males have a dark gray head, neck, and underparts that sometimes have a pinkish or purplish tinge. The shoulders, back, rump, wings, and tail are dark grayish brown to drab olive. The hindneck sometimes has bronzy spots. The eye is red and surrounded by bare purplish red skin. The female's purplish wash... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 14 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Pigeon sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 523 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September–October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Pigeon in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plumbeous 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 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Pigeon sightings, Manu National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 40%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Patagioenas
The closest relatives of the Plumbeous Pigeon that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Patagioenas, New World Pigeons) are Pale-vented Pigeon (about 20%) and Ruddy Pigeon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plumbeous Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (523 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.
