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Ring-necked dove

Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 142 g to 153.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola)
Photo: JonRichfield · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ring-necked dove

Weight
142 g – 153.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
4.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the ring-necked dove

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Where does the ring-necked dove live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ring-necked dove as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mayotte

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

What is the ring-necked dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove, half-collared dove, or the Cape Lager is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, found in a variety of open habitats. Within range, its penetrating and rhythmic, three-syllabled crooning is a familiar sound at any time of the year. Its name is derived from the semi-collar of black feathers on the lower nape, a feature shared with a number of Streptopelia species. Like all doves, they depend on surface water. They congregate in large flocks at waterholes in dry regions to drink and bathe.

From the Wikipedia article “Ring-necked dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ring-necked_dove&oldid=1380728998), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the ring-necked dove sound like?

MilesWelsh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the ring-necked dove endangered?

The ring-necked dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the ring-necked dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusStreptopelia
  7. SpeciesStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857)

Synonyms Afropelia capicola, Columbam vinaceam var. capicolam

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Cape turtle doveEnglish
  • Half-collared doveEnglish
  • RNDOEnglish
  • TorrieAfrikaans
  • Gewone TortelduifAfrikaans
  • TortelduifAfrikaans
  • يمام مطوق العنقArabic
  • tórtora del CapCatalan
  • hrdlička damarskáCzech
  • hrdlička límečkováCzech
  • turtur y PenrhynWelsh
  • SavanneskoggerdueDanish
  • GurrtaubeGerman
  • KaplachtaubeGerman
  • KapturteltaubeGerman
  • sudafrika turtoEsperanto
  • Tórtola de El CaboSpanish
  • savanni-turteltuviEstonian
  • aroturturikyyhkyFinnish
  • Tourterelle du CapFrench
  • תור הכףHebrew
  • sivokrila gugutkaCroatian
  • fokföldi gerleHungarian
  • Tortora dal collare del CapoItalian
  • アフリカジュズカケバトJapanese
  • kapinis purplelisLithuanian
  • Кечӹвӓлвел Африка тыргӓдӹWestern Mari
  • Kaapse TortelDutch
  • savannedueNorwegian
  • synogarlica popielataPolish
  • rola-do-caboPortuguese
  • Южноафриканская горлицаRussian
  • hrdlička hrkútaváSlovak
  • Kapska gugutkaSerbian
  • savannduvaSwedish
  • kapturkduvaSwedish
  • kapturturduvaSwedish
  • Halkalı Kap KumrusuTurkish
  • lePhoiTswana
  • горлиця південнаUkrainian
  • iKobeXhosa
  • 环颈斑鸠Chinese
  • 環頸斑鳩Chinese
  • iHopeZulu

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ring-necked dove

Other species in the same genus Streptopelia.

LC, Least Concern
Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)

Red-eyed dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Columbidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ring-necked dove?

An adult ring-necked dove weighs 142 g – 153.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ring-necked dove endangered?

The ring-necked dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

Is the ring-necked dove an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ring-necked dove as introduced in 1 country: Mayotte, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the ring-necked dove?

The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{ring_necked_dove_2026,
  title = {Ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ring-necked-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}