Geophaps smithii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The partridge pigeon (Geophaps smithii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
It is threatened by habitat loss. The partridge pigeon is one of three species in the genus Geophaps. Within the genus, the partridge pigeon is most closely related to the squatter pigeon, with these two species forming a clade that is sister to the spinifex pigeon. These three are most closely related to the crested pigeon.
Alternative names for the partridge pigeon include bare-eyed bronzewing, bare-eyed partridge bronzewing, and bare-eyed partridge pigeon. There are two subspecies, differing mainly in the colour of their orbital skin. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Partridge Pigeon sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 278 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 186 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Partridge Pigeon in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–August and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against almost none in August. February has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Partridge 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 2 parks where we can rate Partridge Pigeon sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Partridge Pigeon that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Bar-shouldered Dove (about 70%), Peaceful Dove (about 70%) and Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Partridge Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (278 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.
