LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusSpilopelia (Laughing and Spotted Doves)
- SpeciesSpilopelia senegalensis (LADO)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a LADO in Amboseli National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a LADO sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 222 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see LADO in Amboseli National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for LADO in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.