Wonga Pigeon

Wonga Pigeon

Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Royal National Park

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Topknot Pigeon
LC Endemic

Topknot Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lopholaimus antarcticus

0–10% · With luck
Crested Pigeon
LC Endemic

Crested Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ocyphaps lophotes

<5% · Rare
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
LC Endemic

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macropygia phasianella

<5% · Rare
Pearl-necked Dove
LC

Pearl-necked Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia chinensis

<5% · Rare
Brush Bronzewing
LC Endemic

Brush Bronzewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaps elegans

<5% · Rare
Bar-shouldered Dove
LC

Bar-shouldered Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia humeralis

<5% · Rare
White-headed Pigeon
LC Endemic

White-headed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba leucomela

<5% · Rare
Common Bronzewing
LC Endemic

Common Bronzewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaps chalcoptera

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
6 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wonga Pigeon in Royal National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Wonga Pigeon sighting in Royal National Park, based on 226 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wonga Pigeon in Royal National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Wonga Pigeon in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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