---
title: "Pombo-malhado"
description: "Columba guinea — Aves. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/speckled-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pombo-malhado

> Columba guinea — Aves. 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.

- Scientific name: *Columba guinea*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 8976
- Wikidata: [Q855618](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855618)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3036](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3036)

## Names

- en: Speckled Pigeon
- de: Guineataube
- es: Paloma de Guinea
- fr: Pigeon roussard
- nl: Gespikkelde duif
- pt: Pombo-malhado
- pl: Gołąb okularowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5690), KE (558), NA (440), ET (322), GM (282), BJ (280), TZ (267), NG (125), SN (120), BW (90), UG (62), TD (37)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled_pigeon

## Photo

![Pombo-malhado](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/speckled-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136202893

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/speckled-pigeon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).