Columba arquatrix
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The African olive pigeon or Rameron pigeon (Columba arquatrix) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape. Populations also are found in western Angola, southwestern Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen. It is locally common, although sizeable gaps in its distribution occur due to its habitat requirements. Despite this, the species is monotypic, with no substantive variation between birds in the different areas it occurs in.
The adult male African olive pigeon is a large pigeon at 37 to 42 cm (15 to 17 in) in length and a weight of 300 to 450 g (11 to 16 oz). Its back and wings are maroon, with the shoulders heavily speckled with white spots. The underparts are maroon with heavy white spotting, and the head is grey with yellow patches around the eye, and a yellow bill. The neck plumage, used in display, is streaked maroon and white, the underwing and undertail are dark grey, and the feet are yellow.
Females are very similar to males but somewhat duller. Juvenile birds have the maroon and grey replaced with dark brown, the bare parts are a dull greenish-yellow, and the wing feathers have pale fringes. In... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 8 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 9 | River Wonders | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 10 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Castellar Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rameron Pigeon sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, August and December–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rameron Pigeon in Pretoria on a given day, against about 10% in March, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rameron Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rameron Pigeon sightings, Pretoria ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Johannesburg (South Africa, about 30%).
Same genus: Columba
The closest relatives of the Rameron Pigeon that you can see in Pretoria (genus Columba, Typical Old World Pigeons) are Rock Pigeon (about 30%) and Speckled Pigeon (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rameron Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Pretoria (104 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.
