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 Kafue National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
📅 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 Kafue National Park?
About 65% of visitor-days record a Cape Turtle Dove sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 349 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Turtle Dove in Kafue National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cape Turtle Dove in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.