Columbiformes / Columbidae / Streptopelia

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Streptopelia capicola capicola

western Cape Province
Streptopelia capicola damarensis

Namibia, Botswana, and southwestern Zimbabwe
Streptopelia capicola electa

western Ethiopia
Streptopelia capicola onguati

southwestern Angola and northern Namibia
Streptopelia capicola somalica

eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and northern Kenya southward to Uaso Nyiro River
Streptopelia capicola tropica

central Kenya to Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Zanzibar

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.