Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusGeopelia (Australasian Doves)
- SpeciesGeopelia placida (Peaceful Dove)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia phasianella
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Wonga Pigeon
Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Pearl-necked Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
White-headed Pigeon
Columba leucomela
Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans
Topknot Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peaceful Dove in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Peaceful Dove sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 228 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peaceful Dove in Blue Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Peaceful Dove in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.