Namaqua Dove

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
15 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
19 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
24 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
25 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
26 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
27 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
28 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
33 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
36 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
37 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
38 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
40 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
41 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
42 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Namaqua Dove in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Namaqua Dove sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Namaqua Dove in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Namaqua Dove in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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