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Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Speckled Pigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 23 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Bale Mountains National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Speckled Pigeon are in Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia, about 50%), Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa, about 50%) and Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 60%), July and November–January in Bale Mountains National Park (about 60%) and October in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Speckled Pigeon on a given day. Each park's Speckled Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.
