
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.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 401 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Tambourine Dove is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
401 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Tambourine Dove aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Cape beech
Gee terug aan Pietersfontein Conservancy
Vanaf R 620 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Pietersfontein Conservancy
Vanaf R 1,155 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Gemsbok · Greater kudu
Gee terug aan Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Vanaf R 5,060 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom
Vanaf R 630 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,180 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 680 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom
Vanaf R 2,170 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Cape fur seal
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 300 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,460 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,780 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,950 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,340 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,370 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,380 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Tambourine Dove hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,410 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy en 1 ander
Vanaf R 14,985 per nag
Whale coast and rolling farm country
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Tambourine Dove te vind
Gashere het die Tambourine Dove gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Goukamma Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Turtur tympanistria
Waarnemings
401
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Tambourine Dove op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Tambourine Dove in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Tambourine Dove at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve, Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and Marloth Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
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. 23 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape 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, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area: Spring and autumn, Sep-Nov, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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.
























