Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusOena
- SpeciesOena capensis (Namaqua Dove)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
📅 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 Namaqua Dove in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Namaqua Dove sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Namaqua Dove in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Namaqua Dove in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.