Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba unicincta (Afep Pigeon)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Afep Pigeon sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
White-naped Pigeon
Columba albinucha
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Afep Pigeon are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Afep Pigeon in Virunga National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Afep Pigeon sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Afep Pigeon in Virunga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Afep Pigeon in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.