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 Mkomazi National Park
Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Speckled Pigeon sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Pigeon in Mkomazi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Pigeon in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.