Streptopelia decaocto
In 3 days >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...
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Collared-Dove sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 914 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Collared-Dove in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, against about 80% in May–July and September–March, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 44 parks where we can rate Eurasian Collared-Dove sightings, Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Sundarbans National Park (India, about 70%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 60%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Collared-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (914 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.
