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 Niokolo-Koba National Park
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Adamawa Turtle Dove
Streptopelia hypopyrrha
European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Treron waalia
African Collared Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a Speckled Pigeon sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 168 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Pigeon in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Pigeon in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.