Speckled pigeon
Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 320.5 g to 352 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the speckled pigeon
- Weight
- 320.5 g – 352 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 15.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the speckled pigeon
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Where does the speckled pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the speckled pigeon?
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), also known as the African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizable gaps in its distribution.
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Is the speckled pigeon endangered?
The speckled pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the speckled pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Columba guinea rufina, Columba rufina
Other names and names in other languages (53)
- African rock pigeonEnglish
- Guinea pigeonEnglish
- Rock pigeonEnglish
- Speckled rock pigeonEnglish
- BosduifAfrikaans
- KransduifAfrikaans
- حمام مرقطArabic
- حمام مرقط قاحلArabic
- Columba guineaAzerbaijani
- Гвинейски гълъбBulgarian
- colom de GuineaCatalan
- holub skvrnitýCzech
- colomen frechWelsh
- GuineadueDanish
- GuineataubeGerman
- Guinea-TaubeGerman
- punkta kolomboEsperanto
- Lentuga kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma de GuineaSpanish
- prilltuviEstonian
- کبوتر خالخالیPersian
- afrikantäpläkyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon roussardFrench
- Pigeon de GuinéeFrench
- Colúr breacIrish
- HazbiyaHausa
- Pân-kapHakka Chinese
- crvenolici golubCroatian
- csíkosnyakú galambHungarian
- Խատուտիկ աղավնիArmenian
- Colomba di GuineaItalian
- Colomba della GuineaItalian
- Colomba marezzataItalian
- Piccione della GuineaItalian
- Piccione di GuineaItalian
- Piccione marezzatoItalian
- ウロコカワラバトJapanese
- kanapėtasis karvelisLithuanian
- GuineaduifDutch
- Gespikkelde DuifDutch
- spragledueNorwegian
- gołąb okularowyPolish
- گنی کبوترWestern Panjabi
- pombo-malhadoPortuguese
- Крапчатый голубьRussian
- holub škraboškovýSlovak
- Savanski golubSerbian
- guineaduvaSwedish
- Çilli GüvercinTurkish
- голуб цяткованийUkrainian
- 斑鸽Chinese
- 點斑鳩Chinese
- 點斑鴿Chinese
Relatives of the speckled pigeon
Other species in the same genus Columba.
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Snow pigeon
Columba leuconota
Hill pigeon
Columba rupestris
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
CompareSpeckled pigeon vs Rock doveSpeckled pigeon vs Common wood pigeonSpeckled pigeon vs Stock doveSpeckled pigeon vs Snow pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the speckled pigeon?
An adult speckled pigeon weighs 320.5 g – 352 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the speckled pigeon endangered?
The speckled pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the speckled pigeon?
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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