Genus

Typical Old World Pigeons

Columba

19 species in our catalog · found in 107 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)

Species in this group

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

Columba palumbus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Columba albitorques

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Columba guinea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU Endemic

Columba torringtoniae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Columba iriditorques

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Columba arquatrix

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Columba leucomela

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Columba leuconota

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Columba oenas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Columba delegorguei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Columba elphinstonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Columba pulchricollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Columba hodgsonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Columba larvata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Columba unicincta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Columba rupestris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Columba albinucha

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Columba vitiensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Columba punicea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

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