Pale-vented Pigeon

About this species

This species has 416,875 occurrence records from 23 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Colombia (24.7%), Panama (16.1%), Costa Rica (13.4%), Brazil (13.2%) and Belize (8.7%); together they account for 76% of the total. In Colombia, this species accounts for 0.38% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Patagioenas cayennensis combines the genus name Patagioenas with the species epithet cayennensis. The Warbla app catalog lists 17 species of the genus Patagioenas; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Patagioenas fasciata, Patagioenas picazuro and Patagioenas flavirostris.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 24th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 1.4 times the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Columbidae

• Picazuro Pigeon
• Red-billed Pigeon
• Mourning Dove
• Rock Dove
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Common Wood Pigeon
• White-winged Dove
• Spilopelia chinensis
• Stock Dove
• Laughing Dove
• Crested Pigeon

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org