Speckled Pigeon
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Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Selous Game Reserve
1 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), also known as the African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizable gaps in its distribution. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
LC

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur chalcospilos

60–70% · Likely
Cape Turtle Dove
LC

Cape Turtle Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia capicola

40–50% · Likely
Red-eyed Dove
LC

Red-eyed Dove

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Streptopelia semitorquata

30–40% · Possible
Tambourine Dove
LC

Tambourine Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur tympanistria

Insufficient data
Namaqua Dove
LC

Namaqua Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oena capensis

10–20% · With luck
African Green Pigeon
LC

African Green Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Treron calvus

Insufficient data
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
LC

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur afer

Insufficient data
LADO

LADO

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia senegalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Speckled Pigeon at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
50–60%
2 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
4 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
18 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
20 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
23 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
24 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
26 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
27 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
28 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
29 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
30 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
31 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
33 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
35 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
37 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
38 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
39 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
40 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
41 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
42 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
43 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
44 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
45 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
46 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
47 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
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