bird · Columbiformes · Columbidae

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called Laughing Turtle-Dove, Palm Dove, LADO. Occurrence records of the Laughing Dove are shared on GBIF from around 355 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (6 058 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae

355reserves with records

136 083records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) — Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	6 058
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	4 798
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	4 230
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	3 901
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3 773
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3 772
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	3 604
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3 185
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	2 676
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 668
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 602
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 168
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 050
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	2 008
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	1 974
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 820
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 805
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 788
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 778
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 713
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 632
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	1 503
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 499
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 402
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 401
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 389
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	1 372
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 343
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 316
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 315
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 300
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 298
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 285
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 242
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	1 181
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 175
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 138
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 129
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 101
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 100
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 058
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	1 045
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	1 039
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 038
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 022
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 015
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 006
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 003
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	991
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	972
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	931
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	905
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	823
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	823
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	803
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	796
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	717
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	706
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	694
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	647

and 295 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 91 reserves
Limpopo: 58 reserves
Gauteng: 46 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 39 reserves
Eastern Cape: 36 reserves
Mpumalanga: 27 reserves
North West: 26 reserves
Free State: 17 reserves
Northern Cape: 15 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Scientific name: Spilopelia senegalensis
GBIF taxon: 6101223
Wikidata: Q391198

More of the Columbidae family

Red-eyed Dove Ring-necked Dove Speckled Pigeon Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Namaqua Dove African Olive Pigeon Tambourine Dove African Green Pigeon Lemon Dove Mourning Collared Dove

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.