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African Mourning Dove
Rooioogtortelduif · Streptopelia decipiens
A collared dove resembling the Cape Turtle Dove but with a distinctive pale eye ringed by red skin and a more drawn-out call. It is tied to tall trees along the larger rivers, mainly in the northern park, where it feeds on seeds and stays present year-round.
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Like Cape Turtle Dove but with a pale-yellow eye set in red bare skin; favours big riverside trees.
Listen for its call
Soft cooing with a drawn-out, nasal "currr" at the end.
Where to see it in Kruger
Big trees along the major rivers, mainly in the northern half.
Did you know
Its soft cooing sounds rather sad, which is how it got the name 'mourning'.
Often confused with
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