Cape Turtle Dove

Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
80–90%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
70–80%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
70–80%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
12 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
18 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
20 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
22 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
23 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
25 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
28 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
29 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
30 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
31 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
33 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
34 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
35 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
36 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
37 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
38 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
39 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Turtle Dove in Etosha National Park?

About 81% of visitor-days record a Cape Turtle Dove sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 1197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Turtle Dove in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Turtle Dove in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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