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Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia capicola

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 143, February 150, March 150, April 267, May 174, June 144, July 152, August 154, September 159, October 190, November 160, December 127.
South Africa1,970
Gauteng471
Kenya458
Western Cape447
Tanzania309
Mpumalanga222
KwaZulu-Natal210
Zambia210
Limpopo198
Eastern Cape178

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPigeons and Doves · Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons and Doves · Columbidae
GenusTurtle-Doves and Collared-Doves · Streptopelia

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