Dusky Turtle Dove

Dusky Turtle Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Red-eyed Dove
LC

Red-eyed Dove

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Streptopelia semitorquata

50–60% · Likely
Cape Turtle Dove
LC

Cape Turtle Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia capicola

10–20% · Possible
African Mourning Dove
LC

African Mourning Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia decipiens

Insufficient data
Speckled Pigeon
LC

Speckled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba guinea

10–20% · With luck
Rameron Pigeon
LC

Rameron Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba arquatrix

0–10% · With luck
Tambourine Dove
LC

Tambourine Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur tympanistria

0–10% · With luck
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
LC

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur afer

<5% · Rare
African Green Pigeon
LC

African Green Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Treron calvus

Insufficient data
LADO

LADO

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia senegalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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 Volcanoes National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Dusky Turtle Dove sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Dusky Turtle Dove in Volcanoes National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Turtle Dove in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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