Wood Pigeon

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	70–80%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	60–70%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	60–70%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	60–70%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	50–60%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	50–60%
8	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	50–60%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	50–60%
10	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
11	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	40–50%
12	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	40–50%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
14	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	40–50%
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
17	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
18	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	20–30%
19	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
20	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
21	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
22	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	0–10%
23	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
24	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
25	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
26	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
27	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Pigeon in Cairngorms National Park?

About 76% of visitor-days record a Wood Pigeon sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 1946 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wood Pigeon in Cairngorms National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Wood Pigeon in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.