Columba delegorguei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Delegorgue's Pigeon sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Delegorgue's Pigeon in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Delegorgue's Pigeon sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Delegorgue's Pigeon that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove (about 50%), Cape Turtle Dove (about 50%) and Red-eyed Dove (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delegorgue's Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Gorongosa National Park (8 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.
