Wood Pigeon

Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Snowdonia National Park

Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
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 Snowdonia National Park?

About 60% of visitor-days record a Wood Pigeon sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 1016 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wood Pigeon in Snowdonia National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Wood Pigeon in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.

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