Namaqua Dove

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
80–90
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Samburu National Reserve?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Namaqua Dove sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 529 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Namaqua Dove in Samburu National Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Namaqua Dove in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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