Pigeons, Doves

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

The Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola) is a 142 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

142 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, eSwatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, YT.

Where to see it: Etosha NP · Halali Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Pointe Mahabou (Mayotte); Kadiki, Livingstone (Zambia); Mansoor Hotel (Somalia); Secteur Aéroport, YT (Mayotte).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist