African Mourning Dove

African Mourning Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lower Zambezi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
50–60%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
21 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
23 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
26 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
27 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
28 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
29 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Mourning Dove in Lower Zambezi National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a African Mourning Dove sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Mourning Dove in Lower Zambezi National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for African Mourning Dove in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.

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