Columba albitorques
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. The species is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorgesand is also common in town centres.
The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. The white-collared pigeon is 32 cm (13 in) in length. It is a large grey-brown pigeon with a conspicuous white hindcollar contrasting with a slate-grey head. In flight it shows prominent white wing patches formed by white inner primary coverts.
Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik. Wikipedia →
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Ethiopia · 2014
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-collared Pigeon sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 136 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-collared Pigeon in Addis Ababa on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-collared Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Addis Ababa, in our data
Addis Ababa is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-collared Pigeon sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Columba
The closest relatives of the White-collared Pigeon that you can see in Addis Ababa (genus Columba, Typical Old World Pigeons) are Speckled Pigeon (about 40%) and Rock Pigeon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-collared Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (136 verified sightings), 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.
