Rameron Pigeon
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Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park
5 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African olive pigeon or Rameron pigeon (Columba arquatrix) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape. Populations also are found in western Angola, southwestern Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen. It is locally common, although sizeable gaps in its distribution occur due to its habitat requirements. Despite this, the species is monotypic, with no substantive variation between birds in the different areas it occurs in. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rameron Pigeon sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Speckled Pigeon
LC

Speckled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba guinea

40–50% · Likely
Cape Turtle Dove
LC

Cape Turtle Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia capicola

50–60% · Likely
LADO

LADO

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia senegalensis

50–60% · Likely
Red-eyed Dove
LC

Red-eyed Dove

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Streptopelia semitorquata

20–30% · Possible
African Green Pigeon
LC

African Green Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Treron calvus

5–10% · Rare
Namaqua Dove
LC

Namaqua Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oena capensis

<5% · Rare
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
LC

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur chalcospilos

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
7 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
12 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
13 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
23 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rameron Pigeon in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Rameron Pigeon sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rameron Pigeon in Pilanesberg National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rameron Pigeon in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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