Streptopelia capicola | Cape Turtle Dove | Gewone Tortelduif
Streptopelia capicola | Cape Turtle Dove | Gewone Tortelduif
Kaingo Private Game Reserve, May 2021
Marakele, Mar 2018
A breeding resident. Common and widespread across both the Waterberg and the surrounding thorn savannas (51% in, 49% out; recorded in 94% of the Waterberg pentads). It is the commonest dove in all wooded habitats but is much less common than Laughing Dove wherever natural habitat has been disturbed or modified; mostly detected by hearing its characteristic “werk stadig” call. Breeds year-round but mostly in winter.
