Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba arquatrix (Rameron Pigeon)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rameron Pigeon at Tsavo West National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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