Streptopelia decaocto
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto), often called the collared dove, is a dove species from the genus Streptopelia. It is grey-buff to pinkish-grey, and has a black half-collar edged with white on its nape, alluding to the name. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It has also been introduced to Japan, North and Central America, and select Caribbean islands.
The Hungarian naturalist Imre Frivaldszky first described the Eurasian collared dove with the scientific name Columba risoria varietas C. decaocto in 1838, considering it a wild variety of the domesticated barbary dove. The type locality is Plovdiv in Bulgaria. It is now placed in the genus Streptopelia that was described in 1855 by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte.
The Burmese collared dove (S. xanthocycla) was formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian collared dove, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. The Eurasian collared dove is...
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Collared-Dove sighting in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 117 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 237 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June, September and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Collared-Dove in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against about 20% in July, the lowest month. August has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurasian Collared-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 44
Of the 44 parks where we can rate Eurasian Collared-Dove sightings, Royal Bardia National Park ranks 13th at about 30%. The best odds are in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (Spain, about 80%), Sundarbans National Park (India, about 70%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Streptopelia
The closest relatives of the Eurasian Collared-Dove that you can see in Royal Bardia National Park (genus Streptopelia, Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves) are Oriental Turtle Dove (about 10%) and Red Turtle Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Collared-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Bardia National Park (117 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
