Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
- Family
- Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
- Order
- Columbiformes
Overview
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. There is a population on the Comoros Islands.
This is very much a species of thick woodlands, including dense gardens and plantations of castor oil, cocoa and rubber.
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Range and habitat
Sub-Saharan Africa, Bioko, and Comoros.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Tambourine dove
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
