African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba larvata (African Lemon Dove)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Treron waalia
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 17 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 23 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Lemon Dove in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a African Lemon Dove sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Lemon Dove in Kidepo Valley National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Lemon Dove in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.