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 Nyungwe National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Cape Turtle Dove sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Turtle Dove in Nyungwe National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cape Turtle Dove in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.