Genus

Typical Old World Pigeons

Columba

19 species in our catalog · found in 91 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Columba palumbus

70–80% · Very likely

Columba albitorques

60–70% · Likely

Columba guinea

50–60% · Likely

Columba torringtoniae

Columba iriditorques

Columba arquatrix

Columba leucomela

Columba leuconota

Columba oenas

Columba delegorguei

Columba elphinstonii

Columba pulchricollis

Columba hodgsonii

Columba larvata

Columba unicincta

Columba rupestris

Columba albinucha

Columba vitiensis

Columba punicea

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Old World Pigeons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	4	70–80%
	White-collared Pigeon			60–70%
	Speckled Pigeon			40–50%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	70–80%
	Wood Pigeon			70–80%
	Stock Dove			<5%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	70–80%
	Wood Pigeon			60–70%
	Stock Dove			10–20%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	60–70%
	Wood Pigeon			60–70%
	Stock Dove			0–10%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	60–70%
	Wood Pigeon			50–60%
	Stock Dove			0–10%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	60–70%
	Wood Pigeon			50–60%
	Stock Dove			10–20%
7	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	60–70%
	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon			30–40%
	Rameron Pigeon			30–40%
	White-naped Pigeon			<5%
	Afep Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
	Speckled Pigeon			Insufficient data
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	60–70%
	Wood Pigeon			60–70%
	Stock Dove			<5%
9	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	50–60%
	Wood Pigeon			50–60%
	Stock Dove			0–10%
10	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	50–60%
	Wood Pigeon			50–60%
11	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	50–60%
	Speckled Pigeon			50–60%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	50–60%
	Wood Pigeon			50–60%
	Stock Dove			0–10%
13	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	50–60%
	Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon			50–60%
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	50–60%
	Speckled Pigeon			30–40%
	African Lemon Dove			10–20%
	Rameron Pigeon			10–20%
15	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	40–50%
	Wood Pigeon			40–50%
	Stock Dove			<5%
16	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	40–50%
	Speckled Pigeon			40–50%
17	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	40–50%
	Wood Pigeon			40–50%
	Stock Dove			Insufficient data
18	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	40–50%
	Wood Pigeon			40–50%
	Stock Dove			<5%
19	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	40–50%
	Speckled Pigeon			30–40%
	Rameron Pigeon			0–10%
	African Lemon Dove			0–10%
20	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	40–50%
	Wood Pigeon			40–50%
	Stock Dove			<5%
21	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	40–50%
	Wood Pigeon			40–50%
	Stock Dove			<5%
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Speckled Pigeon			40–50%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
23	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4	40–50%
	Snow Pigeon			20–30%
	Speckled Wood Pigeon			10–20%
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			<5%
	Hill Pigeon			<5%
24	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	30–40%
	Snow Pigeon			20–30%
	Speckled Wood Pigeon			10–20%
	Hill Pigeon			<5%
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
25	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	30–40%
	Wood Pigeon			30–40%
	Stock Dove			Insufficient data
26	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	30–40%
	Wood Pigeon			30–40%
	Stock Dove			<5%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	Speckled Pigeon			30–40%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
28	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	30–40%
	White-headed Pigeon			30–40%
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	30–40%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
	Rameron Pigeon			0–10%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
	Delegorgue's Pigeon			<5%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	30–40%
	Delegorgue's Pigeon			10–20%
	Rameron Pigeon			10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
31	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	30–40%
	Wood Pigeon			30–40%
	Stock Dove			Insufficient data
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
33	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
	Rameron Pigeon			0–10%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
34	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
35	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
36	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	20–30%
	Rameron Pigeon			20–30%
	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon			0–10%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	Afep Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
	White-naped Pigeon			Insufficient data
37	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	20–30%
	Wood Pigeon			20–30%
	Stock Dove			Insufficient data
38	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	20–30%
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			10–20%
	Speckled Wood Pigeon			10–20%
39	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
40	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Speckled Pigeon			20–30%
41	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	20–30%
	Wood Pigeon			20–30%
42	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
	Rameron Pigeon			0–10%
43	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Wood Pigeon			10–20%
44	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	10–20%
	Wood Pigeon			10–20%
45	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
46	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	White-headed Pigeon			10–20%
47	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
48	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
49	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
	Delegorgue's Pigeon			Insufficient data
50	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Nilgiri Wood Pigeon			10–20%
51	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
52	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	10–20%
	Afep Pigeon			10–20%
	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon			<5%
	White-naped Pigeon			<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
53	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			10–20%
54	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			0–10%
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
55	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Speckled Pigeon			0–10%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
	Delegorgue's Pigeon			Insufficient data
56	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	0–10%
	Rameron Pigeon			0–10%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
	Afep Pigeon			<5%
57	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	0–10%
	Wood Pigeon			0–10%
	Stock Dove			<5%
58	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	0–10%
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			0–10%
59	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	0–10%
	Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
60	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	0–10%
	Speckled Pigeon			0–10%
	Afep Pigeon			Insufficient data
	Delegorgue's Pigeon			Insufficient data
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
61	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	0–10%
	Speckled Pigeon			0–10%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
62	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	0–10%
	Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon			0–10%
63	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Speckled Pigeon			0–10%
64	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	3	<5%
	Hill Pigeon			<5%
	Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
	Stock Dove			Insufficient data
65	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Snow Pigeon			<5%
66	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
67	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon			<5%
	Afep Pigeon			Insufficient data
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
68	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Delegorgue's Pigeon			<5%
69	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
70	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	Rameron Pigeon			Insufficient data
71	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			Insufficient data
72	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Nilgiri Wood Pigeon			<5%
73	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Nilgiri Wood Pigeon			<5%
74	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
75	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-headed Pigeon			<5%
76	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
	Rameron Pigeon			<5%
	African Lemon Dove			<5%
77	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Nilgiri Wood Pigeon			<5%
78	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Metallic Pigeon			Insufficient data
79	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-headed Pigeon			Insufficient data
80	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
81	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			<5%
82	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-headed Pigeon			Insufficient data
83	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Nilgiri Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
84	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			<5%
85	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-headed Pigeon			<5%
86	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Wood Pigeon			<5%
87	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	<5%
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
	Speckled Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
88	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-headed Pigeon			<5%
89	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Speckled Pigeon			Insufficient data
90	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
	Ashy Wood Pigeon			Insufficient data
91	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Pale-capped Pigeon			Insufficient data

Typical Old World Pigeons

Species in this group

Wood Pigeon

White-collared Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon

Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon

Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

Rameron Pigeon

White-headed Pigeon

Snow Pigeon

Stock Dove

Delegorgue's Pigeon

Nilgiri Wood Pigeon

Ashy Wood Pigeon

Speckled Wood Pigeon

African Lemon Dove

Afep Pigeon

Hill Pigeon

White-naped Pigeon

Metallic Pigeon

Pale-capped Pigeon

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Old World Pigeons

Parks Ranked