Columba guinea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), also known as the African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizable gaps in its distribution.
In 1747 the English naturalist George Edwards included a description and an illustration of the speckled pigeon in the second volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. His hand-coloured etching was made from two live birds at the home of the Duke of Richmond in London. Edwards was told that the pigeons had been brought from the inland region of Guinea in West Africa. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the speckled pigeon with all the other pigeons in the genus Columba. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Columba guinea and cited Edwards' work.
Despite the marked differences in plumage from the rock dove C. livia, speckled pigeon is closely related to it, and in captivity will hybridise with it; the hybrid males (but not the first-generation hybrid females...
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiduguri | ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | |
| 2 | Abuja | ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | |
| 3 | Serrekunda | ๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia | |
| 4 | N'Djamena | ๐น๐ฉ Chad | |
| 5 | Lagos | ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | |
| 6 | Addis Ababa | ๐ช๐น Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Dakar | ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal | |
| 8 | Cape Town | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | |
| 9 | Cotonou | ๐ง๐ฏ Benin | |
| 10 | Johannesburg | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rรฉserve africaine de Sigean | ๐ซ๐ท France | |
| 2 | Parc des oiseaux | ๐ซ๐ท France | |
| 3 | Zoo de Douรฉ | ๐ซ๐ท France | |
| 4 | Al Ain Zoo | ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | |
| 5 | Toronto Zoo | ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | |
| 6 | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 7 | Oakland Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 8 | Louisville Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 9 | Kyiv Zoo | ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | |
| 10 | Caldwell Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 11 | Woodland Park Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 12 | Parc zoologique et forestier Michel-Corbasson | ๐ซ๐ท France | |
| 13 | Moody Gardens | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 14 | Night Safari | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | |
| 15 | Twycross Zoo | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | |
| 16 | Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 17 | Oregon Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 18 | Lisbon Zoo | ๐ต๐น Portugal | |
| 19 | Singapore Zoo | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | |
| 20 | San Antonio Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 21 | Zoo Atlanta | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 22 | Bird Paradise | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | |
| 23 | ะฆะตะฝััั ะทะฐ ะทะฐัะธัะฐ ะฝะฐ ะฟัะธัะพะดะฐัะฐ ะธ ะถะธะฒะพัะฝะธัะต | ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | |
| 24 | Plock Zoo | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | |
| 25 | Rainforest Wild Asia | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | |
| 26 | Welsh Mountain Zoo | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | |
| 27 | Birdworld | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | |
| 28 | La Ferme aux crocodiles | ๐ซ๐ท France | |
| 29 | Vogelpark Avifauna | ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | |
| 30 | Paphos Zoo | ๐จ๐พ Cyprus | |
| 31 | Monkeyland | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | |
| 32 | River Wonders | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | |
| 33 | Elephant Sanctuary, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | |
| 34 | Happy Hollow Park & Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 35 | Mรฉnagerie du Jardin des Plantes | ๐ซ๐ท France | |
| 36 | UMA "El Palapo" | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | |
| 37 | Bird Park Steinen | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | |
| 38 | Alameda Park Zoo | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 39 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | |
| 40 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoolรณgico y botรกnico) | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | |
| 41 | Zoo Lagos | ๐ต๐น Portugal | |
| 42 | Kecskemรฉti Vadaskert | ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | |
| 43 | Birds of Eden | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | |
| 44 | Mississippi Aquarium | ๐บ๐ธ United States | |
| 45 | Zoo de Lourosa | ๐ต๐น Portugal | |
| 46 | Golders Hill Park Zoo | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | |
| 47 | Aviary | ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 48 | Bird Kingdom | ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | |
| 49 | Dobrich Zoo | ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | |
| 50 | Exotic Animal World | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Pigeon sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Pigeon in Mole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
26th of 47
Of the 47 parks where we can rate Speckled Pigeon sightings, Mole National Park ranks 26th at about 10%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 50%), Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia, about 50%) and Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Pigeon that you can see in Mole National Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Vinaceous Dove (about 70%), Laughing Dove (about 60%) and Black-billed Wood-Dove (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (59 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 "โ". How it works.
