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bird · Columbiformes · Columbidae

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) — also called REDO, Red-eyed Turtle Dove. Occurrence records of the Red-eyed Dove are shared on GBIF from around 431 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (4 583 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae
431reserves with records
130 128records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Garden Route National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape4 583
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng4 219
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng3 954
Table Mountain National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape3 926
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng3 271
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal3 043
Hottentots-HollandProtected areaWC Western Cape2 985
Springside Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal2 658
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal2 539
Tokai ParkNational parkWC Western Cape2 212
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West1 879
Burman BushProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 860
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 841
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 748
Kruin ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng1 740
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng1 717
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 656
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 562
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserveGP Gauteng1 553
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 542
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenGP Gauteng1 514
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 469
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserveEC Eastern Cape1 412
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape1 412
DONKIN RESERVENature reserveEC Eastern Cape1 394
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserveFS Free State1 392
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 332
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape1 321
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape1 306
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserveWC Western Cape1 304
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng1 264
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 226
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape1 215
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected areaWC Western Cape1 209
Muizenberg CaveNature reserveWC Western Cape1 148
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo1 132
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape1 131
Highveld GardenNature reserveFS Free State1 122
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape1 117
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserveGP Gauteng1 088
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 007
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal947
St. James SpringNature reserveWC Western Cape839
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal805
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng795
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal752
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal752
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal717
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuaryNW North West713
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryNW North West713
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape710
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape709
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaWC Western Cape703
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape702
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape681
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserveWC Western Cape677
Seal IslandNature reserveWC Western Cape667
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserveWC Western Cape664
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected areaWC Western Cape658
Wilderness National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape655

and 371 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape
116 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
98 reserves
Limpopo
49 reserves
Eastern Cape
48 reserves
Gauteng
47 reserves
Mpumalanga
24 reserves
North West
23 reserves
Free State
17 reserves
Northern Cape
9 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Columbiformes
Scientific name
Streptopelia semitorquata
GBIF taxon
2495707
Wikidata
Q1072609

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.