Red-eyed Dove

Where to see

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Gonarezhou National Park leads · 48 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~60%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
9 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
12 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
15 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
16 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~40%
17 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
23 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~40%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red-eyed Dove?

Gonarezhou National Park

In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-eyed Dove sighting on a given day, the highest of the 48 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Red-eyed Dove?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 80%), October and December in Volcanoes National Park (about 80%) and March–May, July–August and October–January in Table Mountain National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-eyed Dove on a given day. Each park's Red-eyed Dove page has the full month-by-month chart.