Spilopelia (Laughing and Spotted Doves)

Species in this group

LC

Spilopelia chinensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Spilopelia senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Laughing and Spotted Doves

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 39 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
3	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
4	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
5	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
6	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
7	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
8	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
9	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~60%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
10	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
11	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~70%
	Laughing Dove			~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
12	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
13	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
14	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
15	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
16	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 2	~70%
	Laughing Dove			~70%
17	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~70%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~40%
18	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 2	~70%
	Laughing Dove			~70%
19	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~70%
20	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~60%
	Laughing Dove			~60%
21	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~60%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~60%
22	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	~60%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~60%
23	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~60%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~60%
24	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 2	~60%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~60%
	Laughing Dove			~60%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~60%
	Laughing Dove			~60%
27	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
28	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~50%
29	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~50%
30	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
33	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
34	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~50%
35	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
36	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~50%
	Laughing Dove			<5%
37	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~50%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~50%
38	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	~50%
	Laughing Dove			~50%
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~40%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	~40%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
41	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~40%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
42	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~40%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~40%
43	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~40%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~40%
44	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~40%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
45	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~40%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
46	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~40%
	Laughing Dove			~40%
47	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 2	~30%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~30%
48	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
49	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
50	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~30%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~30%
51	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 2	~30%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~30%
52	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
53	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~30%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~30%
54	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
55	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
56	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
57	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
58	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	~30%
	Laughing Dove			~30%
59	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
60	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
61	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
62	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
63	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
64	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
65	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
66	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
67	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
68	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
69	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
70	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
71	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
72	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
73	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
74	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
75	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
76	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~20%
77	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 2	~20%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
78	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
79	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~10%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
80	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
81	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
82	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
83	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
84	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
85	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
86	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
87	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
88	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
89	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
90	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
91	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
92	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 2	~10%
	Laughing Dove			~10%
93	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
94	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
95	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
96	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
97	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
98	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
99	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Laughing Dove			<5%
100	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
101	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
102	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Laughing Dove			<5%
103	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Laughing Dove			<5%
104	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Laughing Dove			<5%
105	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
106	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
107	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	<5%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	>90%
	Laughing Dove			>90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			<5%
2	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	>90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			>90%
3	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 2	>90%
	Laughing Dove			>90%
4	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 2	>90%
	Laughing Dove			>90%
5	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 2	>90%
	Laughing Dove			>90%
6	Amman	🇯🇴 Jordan	1 of 2	>90%
	Laughing Dove			>90%
7	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 2	>90%
	Laughing Dove			>90%
8	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
9	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
10	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
11	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
12	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
13	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
14	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
15	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
16	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~40%
17	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
	Laughing Dove			~60%
18	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
19	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
20	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
21	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
22	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
23	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
24	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
25	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
26	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
27	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
28	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
29	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~90%
30	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
31	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~90%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
32	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
33	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 2	~90%
	Laughing Dove			~90%
34	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
35	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
36	Mashhad	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
37	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~40%
38	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
39	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
40	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
41	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
42	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
43	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
44	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~70%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~40%
45	Ningbo	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
46	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
47	Xi'an	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
48	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
49	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
50	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
51	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
52	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
53	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
54	Ranchi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
	Laughing Dove			~20%
55	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
56	Shijiazhuang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%
57	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
58	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~10%
59	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 2	~80%
	Laughing Dove			~80%
60	Shantou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~80%
	Pearl-necked Dove			~80%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
8	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
9	Shanghai Wild Animal Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
10	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
11	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
12	Wildlands	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
13	Zoológico Benito Juárez	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
14	Kunming Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
15	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Hanover Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
20	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
21	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
22	Vogelpark Avifauna	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
23	Kuala Lumpur Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
24	Tamworth Marsupial Park & Adventure Playground	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
25	The Living Planet Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
27	African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
28	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
29	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
30	Zoopark Nehvizdy	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
31	Birds of Eden	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
32	Ipswich Nature Centre	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
33	Hertenkamp De Roedel	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
34	Peacock Garden	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
35	Edward Youde Aviary	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
36	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
37	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
38	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
39	Ocean Park Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	In captivity