Leptotila rufaxilla
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The grey-fronted dove (Leptotila rufaxilla) is a large New World tropical dove. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The grey-fronted dove, the grey-headed dove (Leptotila plumbeiceps) and azuero dove (L. battyi) of Central America, the pallid dove (L. pallida) of South America, and the Grenada dove (L. wellsi) of Grenada were at one time thought to be a single species. Even after these were split into individual species, some authors treated pallid dove as a subspecies of grey-fronted dove. Grey-fronted dove, grey-headed dove, and pallid dove are possibly a superspecies.
The grey-fronted dove has these six subspecies. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a grayish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 18 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-fronted Dove sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-fronted Dove in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Serra da Canastra National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 280 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-fronted 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.
16th of 21
Of the 21 parks where we can rate Grey-fronted Dove sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%), Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-fronted Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (22 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.
