Peaceful Dove
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Peaceful Dove

Geopelia placida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Daintree National Park
333 Verified records at Daintree National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The peaceful dove (Geopelia placida) is a pigeon native to Australia and New Guinea. The peaceful dove is closely related to the zebra dove of south-east Asia and the barred dove of eastern Indonesia. Until recently, the three were classed as a single species, Geopelia striata, known as peaceful dove or zebra dove. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Peaceful Dove sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Bar-shouldered Dove
LC

Bar-shouldered Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia humeralis

50–60% · Likely
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
LC

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ducula spilorrhoa

40–50% · Likely
Wompoo Fruit Dove

Wompoo Fruit Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilinopus magnificus

30–40% · Possible
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
LC Endemic

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macropygia phasianella

10–20% · With luck
Pearl-necked Dove
LC Endemic

Pearl-necked Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia chinensis

10–20% · With luck
Topknot Pigeon
LC Endemic

Topknot Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lopholaimus antarcticus

10–20% · With luck
Superb Fruit-Dove
LC

Superb Fruit-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilinopus superbus

5–10% · With luck
Pacific Emerald Dove
LC

Pacific Emerald Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcophaps longirostris

5–10% · With luck
Squatter Pigeon
LC Endemic

Squatter Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geophaps scripta

Insufficient data
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
LC

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilinopus regina

<5% · Rare
Crested Pigeon
LC Endemic

Crested Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ocyphaps lophotes

<5% · Rare
White-headed Pigeon
LC Endemic

White-headed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba leucomela

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
4 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peaceful Dove in Daintree National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Peaceful Dove sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Peaceful Dove in Daintree National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Peaceful Dove in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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