Columba delegorguei
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In 3 days <5%
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 481st most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Delegorgue's Pigeon in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Delegorgue's Pigeon sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%), Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, under 5%).
Same genus: Columba
The closest relatives of the Delegorgue's Pigeon that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (genus Columba, Typical Old World Pigeons) are Speckled Pigeon (about 20%) and Rameron Pigeon (about 10%), 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (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.
