Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusTurtur
- SpeciesTurtur tympanistria (Tambourine Dove)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
📅 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 Tambourine Dove in Gorongosa National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Tambourine Dove sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tambourine Dove in Gorongosa National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tambourine Dove in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.