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Red-eyed Dove
Grootringduif · Streptopelia semitorquata
The largest of Kruger's grey doves, with a deep purplish wash, a red eye-ring and a broad black collar. Its rolling six-note call comes from leafy trees, especially near water. It feeds on seeds and fruit and favours riverine woodland and rest camps year-round.
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Largest of the grey doves, with a red eye-ring and a broad black neck collar; six-note coo.
Listen for its call
Six notes — "I AM a red-eyed dove".
Where to see it in Kruger
Riverine trees, camps and well-wooded areas throughout.
Did you know
It is the biggest of the park's grey doves and has a bright red ring around each eye.
Often confused with
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