African Olive Pigeon

Columba arquatrix Temminck, 1808 — also called African Olive-Pigeon, Rameron Pigeon, RAPI. Occurrence records of the African Olive Pigeon are shared on GBIF from around 74 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietfontein Nature Reserve (1 355 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae

74reserves with records

12 872records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) — Photo: JMK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 355
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 196
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 035
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	875
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	771
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	592
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	491
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	487
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	451
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	443
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	436
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	251
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	217
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	217
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	214
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	214
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	207
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	198
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	193
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	182
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	170
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	169
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	151
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	138
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	137
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	134
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	120
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	118
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	118
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	95
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	92
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	92
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	87
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	83
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	81
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	80
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	70
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	66
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	59
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	58
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	57
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	51
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	47
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	47
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	46
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	44
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	41
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	40
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	38
Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	37
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	31
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	30
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	24
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	24
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	18
Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	16
Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	15
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	14

and 14 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 24 reserves
Gauteng: 16 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 16 reserves
Mpumalanga: 8 reserves
Eastern Cape: 6 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Scientific name: Columba arquatrix
GBIF taxon: 5231873
Wikidata: Q512840

More of the Columbidae family

Red-eyed Dove Ring-necked Dove Laughing Dove Speckled Pigeon Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Namaqua Dove Tambourine Dove African Green Pigeon Lemon Dove Mourning Collared Dove

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.