Rock Dove

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Rock Dove at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Rock Dove is most recorded in Western Cape (51% of records), Gauteng (31% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (8% of records), based on 2,039 iNaturalist observations. 42 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Rock Dove on site or nearby.

The Rock Dove is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The rock dove or rock pigeon (/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/ also /ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).:624 In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon".