Columba delegorguei
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Arusha National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Delegorgue's Pigeon in Arusha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Arusha National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 440 mm in April.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Delegorgue's Pigeon sightings, Arusha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delegorgue's Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Arusha National Park (65 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.
