Where to see
Nesoenas picturatus
Berenty Reserve leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Malagasy Turtle Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Berenty Reserve
In Berenty Reserve, Madagascar, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Turtle Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ankarafantsika National Park and more
After Berenty Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Malagasy Turtle Dove are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 60%), Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 20%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Ankarafantsika National Park (about 80%) and September in Ranomafana National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Malagasy Turtle Dove on a given day. Each park's Malagasy Turtle Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.
