Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba guinea (Speckled Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Treron waalia
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Pigeon in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Speckled Pigeon sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Pigeon in Kidepo Valley National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Pigeon in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.