Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusOena
- SpeciesOena capensis (Namaqua Dove)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
📅 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 Namaqua Dove in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Namaqua Dove sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Namaqua Dove in Lake Nakuru National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Namaqua Dove in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.