Ring-necked Dove

About this species

This species has 683,085 occurrence records from 39 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (72.4%), Kenya (6.7%), Namibia (6.1%), Tanzania (3%) and Botswana (2.7%); together they account for 91% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 1.2% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Streptopelia capicola combines the genus name Streptopelia with the species epithet capicola. The Warbla app catalog lists 15 species of the genus Streptopelia; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Streptopelia decaocto, Streptopelia turtur and Streptopelia semitorquata.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 16th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 2.3 times the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Columbidae

• Eurasian Collared Dove
• European turtle dove
• Red-eyed Dove
• Red Collared Dove
• Oriental Turtle Dove
• Mourning Dove
• Rock Dove
• Common Wood Pigeon
• White-winged Dove

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org