African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusStreptopelia (Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves)
- SpeciesStreptopelia decipiens (African Mourning Dove)
The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. This species is common or abundant near water. It often mingles peacefully with other doves. Despite its name, it is not closely related to the North American mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Mourning Dove at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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