Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba delegorguei (Delegorgue's Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Delegorgue's Pigeon in Gorongosa National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Delegorgue's Pigeon sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Delegorgue's Pigeon in Gorongosa National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Delegorgue's Pigeon in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.