Where can you see the Tambourine Dove in South Africa?

The Tambourine Dove is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (66% of records), Western Cape (16% of records), Limpopo (8% of records), based on 401 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Tambourine Dove on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Tambourine Dove?

The Tambourine Dove is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Tambourine Dove?

The tambourine dove ( Turtur tympanistria ) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent from the drier areas of south-western Africa.

Go Birding

Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

The tambourine dove ( Turtur tympanistria ) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

The tambourine dove ( Turtur tympanistria ) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotTambourine Dove10+ stays list it on site or nearby

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Wanneer om te besoek

Here year-round

A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

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Sightings401 records

Curve from 401 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

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KwaZulu-Natal and beyond

Provinces where Tambourine Dove is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

401 records, iNaturalist