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 Kibale National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
White-naped Pigeon
Columba albinucha
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
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 Kibale National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Cape Turtle Dove sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Turtle Dove in Kibale National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Cape Turtle Dove in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.