Wood Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
70–80%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
60–70%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
60–70%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
60–70%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
10 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
11 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
40–50%
12 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
13 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
17 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
18 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
19 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
20 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
21 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
22 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
0–10%
23 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
24 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
25 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
26 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
27 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Pigeon in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Wood Pigeon sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 2969 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wood Pigeon in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Wood Pigeon in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.

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