Geotrygon violacea
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Violaceous Quail-Dove sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 289th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Violaceous Quail-Dove in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Rincón de la Vieja National Park's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 45 mm in February.
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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Violaceous Quail-Dove sightings, Rincón de la Vieja National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Violaceous Quail-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (10 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.
