Streptopelia lugens
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In 3 days >90%
The dusky turtle dove or pink-breasted turtle dove (Streptopelia lugens) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. The dusky turtle dove is a very dark or slaty-grey dove, generally 28–30 centimetres long, and weighs 120–205 g; the males (140–205 g) slightly heavier than the females (120–190 g).
It has a grey face slightly paler than the body, conspicuous black patches on sides of the neck, and wing coverts and tertials with pale brown or rufous edges. Its eye is orange or orange-yellow with a purplish eye-ring. Its bill is purplish slate-grey. Its legs are red. Juvenile birds are paler and browner than adults.
Dusky turtle dove is monotypic, with no subspecies described. Its closest relative is the Adamawa turtle dove S. hypopyrrha, which replaces it in West Africa; that species is slightly larger (30–31 cm) with a paler silvery-grey head and orange-toned belly; the two were formerly often considered conspecific. These two together are then most closely related to the European turtle dove S. turtur, which breeds much further north but winters in the same area; that species is much paler and more orange-toned overall. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Turtle Dove sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 313 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Turtle Dove in Addis Ababa on a given day, against about 60% in July and November, the lowest months. Those are among Addis Ababa's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in August.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Turtle Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Dusky Turtle Dove sightings, Addis Ababa has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Turtle Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (313 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
