Peaceful Dove
Geopelia placida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusGeopelia (Australasian Doves)
- SpeciesGeopelia placida (Peaceful Dove)
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 →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Peaceful Dove sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 915 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Diamond Dove
Geopelia cuneata
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Black-banded Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus alligator
Partridge Pigeon
Geophaps smithii
Pacific Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps longirostris
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peaceful Dove in Kakadu National Park?
About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Peaceful Dove sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 915 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Peaceful Dove in Kakadu National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Peaceful Dove in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.