LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusSpilopelia (Laughing and Spotted Doves)
- SpeciesSpilopelia senegalensis (LADO)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
White-naped Pigeon
Columba albinucha
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
📅 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 LADO in Kibale National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a LADO sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see LADO in Kibale National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for LADO in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.