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 Masai Mara National Reserve
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
📅 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 55% of visitor-days record a Cape Turtle Dove sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 1584 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Turtle Dove in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cape Turtle Dove in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.