Dusky Turtle Dove

Dusky Turtle Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
60–70%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Turtle Dove in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Dusky Turtle Dove sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 341 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Dusky Turtle Dove in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

April has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Turtle Dove in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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