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Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis · Family Columbidae

Oena capensis

Family Columbidae

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
GBIF occurrence records
204,934
Countries and territories with records
81
Namaqua Dove
Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · Namaqua dove, Oena capensis, at Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa (18085767542).jpg · CC BY 2.0 · Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Recordings may be trimmed and re-encoded; photos are cropped and resized.

About this species

This species has 204,934 occurrence records from 81 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (49.7%), Namibia (10.2%), Kenya (6.4%), Israel (4.8%) and Madagascar (3.5%); together they account for 74.5% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.26% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Oena capensis combines the genus name Oena with the species epithet capensis. It is the only species of the genus Oena in the Warbla app catalog.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 31st among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 69.1% of the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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