Red-eyed Dove

About this species

This species has 610,065 occurrence records from 47 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (69.9%), Kenya (6.6%), Uganda (3.4%), Zimbabwe (2.2%) and Tanzania (2.2%); together they account for 84.3% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 1.1% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Streptopelia semitorquata combines the genus name Streptopelia with the species epithet semitorquata. 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 capicola and Streptopelia turtur.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 18th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 2.1 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
• Ring-necked Dove
• European turtle dove
• Red Collared Dove
• Oriental Turtle Dove
• Mourning Dove
• Rock Dove
• Common Wood Pigeon

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org