Pigeons and Doves of Coto Brus: Identification by Song
| Bird Name | Description | Song |
| Short-billed Pigeon | Upright, reddish-brown. | 4-5 syllables long. Think, ‘dos tontos son’. |
| Ruddy Pigeon | Similar to previous; a little darker. | Think, ‘what’s the matter’; sometimes ‘hey, what’s the matter’. |
| Scaled Pigeon | Big and stocky, thick neck. Scaly neck and chest, light-colored. | Deep pitched ‘wooo-oo-hoo’. The baritone of pigeons. |
| Pale-vented Pigeon | Light-colored pigeon; soft colors on head, dark bill. | Think ‘here we goooo’ or maybe ‘what the hell’. |
| White-tipped Dove | Our most common dove. White head and white tips on tail. | Sad sounding ‘wooooooooh’. Grey-headed Dove looks and sounds similar. |
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Little guys; light-colored head, reddish-brown body. | Two distinct notes; think ‘woo-HOOT, woo-HOOT’ repeated several times. |
| Blue Ground-Dove | Male is actually BLUE! Female brown. | Single note ‘BOOP’. |
(Scaled Pigeon photo courtesy of Luis Fallas)
San Vito Bird Club 
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