Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola) - HBW 4, p. 139
French: Tourterelle du Cap
German: Gurrtaube
Spanish: Tórtola de El Cabo
Other common names: Cape Turtle-dove, Cape/Dark-eyed Ring-dove, Damara Dove
Taxonomy: Columbam vinaceam var. capicolam [sic] Sundevall, 1857, Rondebosch, Cape Province.
Forms a superspecies with S. vinacea. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- electa (Madarász, 1913) - W Ethiopia.
- somalica (Erlanger, 1905) - E Ethiopia, Somalia and N Kenya S to Uaso Nyiro R.
- tropica (Reichenow, 1902) - C Kenya to Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
- electa (Madarász, 1913) - W Ethiopia.
- somalica (Erlanger, 1905) - E Ethiopia, Somalia and N Kenya S to Uaso Nyiro R.
- tropica (Reichenow, 1902) - C Kenya to Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
- onguati Macdonald, 1957 - SW Angola and N Namibia.
- damarensis (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) - Namibia, Botswana and SW Zimbabwe.
- capicola (Sundevall, 1857) - W Cape Province, South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a thin branch. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (ssp electa)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
Two birds perched. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (ssp electa)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 7 years ago 23 sec 4.2 -
An adult drinking water and flying away Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 8 October 2002 9 years ago 15 sec 4.2 -
adult perched on small acacia Locality Negele Borana scrub, Negele Arsi, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp somalica)
Martin Kennewell 30 October 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4.1 -
An individual perched and preening Locality Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp tropica)
Greg Baker 17 September 1999 1 year ago 39 sec 4 -
one bird on the ground Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp tropica)
Daniêl Jimenez 23 September 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.7
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A bird on the ground
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Krzysztof Blachowiak 20 November 2009 35 weeks ago 4.5 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa (ssp tropica)
David Beadle 11 January 2011 11 weeks ago 4 -
A bird feeding on the ground
Locality Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
Laurent Demongin 23 September 2004 4 years ago 4 -
Close up
Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 28 April 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
The bird was alone, around the fountain near the Visitor Center
Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (ssp It could be S. capicola tropica)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 1997 2 years ago 3.8 -
Adult calling in the garden of Kingfisher Country House
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp capicola)
Martin Flack 25 October 2011 1 year ago 3.7
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Calls. 7:12am. Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
(ssp onguati)
Charles Hesse 20 November 2009 3 years ago 3
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