Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 — also called African Rock Pigeon, Guinea Pigeon, Rock Pigeon. Occurrence records of the Speckled Pigeon are shared on GBIF from around 318 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (5 593 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae

318reserves with records

86 393records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) — Photo: Kjeuring · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	5 593
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3 649
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 871
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 562
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 168
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	2 119
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	2 095
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	1 862
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 664
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 613
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 431
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	1 355
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	1 283
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 281
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 242
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 241
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 241
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 241
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 229
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 138
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 129
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 101
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 091
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 079
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 072
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 068
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 053
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	993
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	975
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	930
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	908
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	899
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	849
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	842
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	796
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	766
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	758
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	755
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	754
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	752
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	635
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	622
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	584
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	581
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	570
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	570
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	570
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	568
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	512
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	496
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	477
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	475
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	432
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	430
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	422
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	422
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	411
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	399
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	393
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	388

and 258 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 124 reserves
Gauteng: 42 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 36 reserves
Eastern Cape: 35 reserves
Free State: 19 reserves
Limpopo: 19 reserves
North West: 16 reserves
Mpumalanga: 14 reserves
Northern Cape: 13 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Scientific name: Columba guinea
GBIF taxon: 5231817
Wikidata: Q855618

More of the Columbidae family

Red-eyed Dove Ring-necked Dove Laughing Dove Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Namaqua Dove African Olive Pigeon 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.