Where to see
Spilopelia senegalensis
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 46 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Laughing Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 18 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 25 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Laughing Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 46 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Laughing Dove are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 70%), Keoladeo National Park (India, about 70%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 60%). Outside Africa, the best options are Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 70%) and Rottnest Island in Oceania (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%), February and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 80%) and February, April, June and August in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Laughing Dove on a given day. Each park's Laughing Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
