Peaceful Dove
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Peaceful Dove

Geopelia placida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
155 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
September 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Peaceful Dove sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

Bar-shouldered Dove
LC

Bar-shouldered Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia humeralis

70–80% · Very likely
Diamond Dove
LC Endemic

Diamond Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geopelia cuneata

<5% · Rare
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
LC

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ducula spilorrhoa

20–30% · Possible
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
LC

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilinopus regina

10–20% · With luck
Partridge Pigeon
LC Endemic

Partridge Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geophaps smithii

5–10% · With luck
Pacific Emerald Dove
LC

Pacific Emerald Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcophaps longirostris

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Litchfield National Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Peaceful Dove sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Peaceful Dove in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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