Where to see
Streptopelia capicola
Etosha National Park leads · 47 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cape Turtle Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 19 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 22 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 24 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Etosha National Park
In Etosha National Park, Namibia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Turtle Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 47 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and more
After Etosha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cape Turtle Dove are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 80%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 70%) and Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and November in Etosha National Park (about 90%), February and September–November in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 90%) and February, July–August and November in Gonarezhou National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cape Turtle Dove on a given day. Each park's Cape Turtle Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
