Red-eyed Dove

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
629 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a dove that is widespread and common in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-eyed Dove sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 629 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
11 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
14 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
16 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
18 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
19 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
21 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
30–40%
23 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
26 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
27 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
29 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
31 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
32 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
34 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
35 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
36 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
37 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
38 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
39 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
40 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
41 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
42 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
43 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
44 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
45 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
10–20%
46 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
47 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
48 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
49 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
50 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
51 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
52 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
53 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-eyed Dove in Nairobi National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-eyed Dove sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 629 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-eyed Dove in Nairobi National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-eyed Dove in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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