
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), or (African) rock pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 5,593 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Speckled Pigeon is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
5,593 records, iNaturalist
50+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Speckled Pigeon: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Zelf rijden
Uw eigen auto en tempo, op de wegen van het park.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Columba guinea
Waarnemingen
5 593
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Speckled Pigeon op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Speckled Pigeon at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Speckled Pigeon is most recorded in Western Cape (54% of records), Eastern Cape (15% of records), Gauteng (12% of records), based on 5 593 iNaturalist observations. 70 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Speckled Pigeon on site or nearby.
The Speckled Pigeon is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), or (African) rock 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.