Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusOena
- SpeciesOena capensis (Namaqua Dove)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Namaqua Dove at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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