Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusStreptopelia (Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves)
- SpeciesStreptopelia semitorquata (Red-eyed Dove)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 Red-eyed Dove in Nairobi National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Red-eyed Dove sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 629 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-eyed Dove in Nairobi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-eyed Dove in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.