Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) — also called Cape Turtle Dove, Half-collared Dove, RNDO. Occurrence records of the Ring-necked Dove are shared on GBIF from around 419 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (6 441 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae

419reserves with records

115 976records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

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Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	6 441
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	4 759
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	4 351
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	4 192
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	4 015
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	3 762
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2 868
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	2 709
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 640
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 592
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	1 924
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 761
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 740
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 725
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 641
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 574
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 519
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 411
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 332
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 300
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 282
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 271
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	1 218
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	1 216
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 206
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	1 196
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 141
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	1 062
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 049
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 027
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	1 006
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	975
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	908
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	907
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	905
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	903
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	881
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	872
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	844
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	830
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	820
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	776
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	648
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	648
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	646
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	644
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	628
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	627
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	608
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	598
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	593
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	592
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	583
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	562
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	561
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	559
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	554
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	539
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	537
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	531

and 359 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 121 reserves
Limpopo: 58 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 56 reserves
Gauteng: 52 reserves
Eastern Cape: 45 reserves
Mpumalanga: 31 reserves
North West: 23 reserves
Free State: 18 reserves
Northern Cape: 15 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Scientific name: Streptopelia capicola
GBIF taxon: 2495667
Wikidata: Q1270179

More of the Columbidae family

Red-eyed Dove Laughing 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.