African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusStreptopelia (Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves)
- SpeciesStreptopelia decipiens (African Mourning Dove)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
📅 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 African Mourning Dove in Mkomazi National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a African Mourning Dove sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Mourning Dove in Mkomazi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for African Mourning Dove in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.