Namaqua Dove

Where to see

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Berenty Reserve leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Namaqua Dove during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~60%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~50%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~30%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
15 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
20 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~20%
21 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
22 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Namaqua Dove?

Berenty Reserve

In Berenty Reserve, Madagascar, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Namaqua Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Namaqua Dove?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June in Samburu National Reserve (about 80%) and July in Tsavo East National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Namaqua Dove on a given day. Each park's Namaqua Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.