Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusStreptopelia (Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves)
- SpeciesStreptopelia capicola (Cape Turtle Dove)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
📅 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 Cape Turtle Dove in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Cape Turtle Dove sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Turtle Dove in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cape Turtle Dove in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.