Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusStreptopelia (Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves)
- SpeciesStreptopelia lugens (Dusky Turtle Dove)
The dusky turtle dove or pink-breasted turtle dove (Streptopelia lugens) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Turtle Dove sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 161 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Turtle Dove in Volcanoes National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Turtle Dove sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 161 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dusky Turtle Dove in Volcanoes National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Turtle Dove in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.