Columba delegorguei
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The eastern bronze-naped pigeon (Columba delegorguei), also known as Delegorgue's pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is part of the Turturoena subgenus. The species is named after the collector, Adulphe Delegorgue.
(Delegorgue's pigeon = ) eastern bronze-naped pigeon - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon in South Africa - Birds in Reserves Project Archived 2020-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Delegorgue's Pigeon sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Delegorgue's Pigeon in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months. That is one of Aberdare National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 55 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Delegorgue's Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Delegorgue's Pigeon sightings, Aberdare National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delegorgue's Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
