Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, 1809)

22 cmLength71 gWeight

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.

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Kenya

Tambourine Dove has been recorded at 341 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 28 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kibale NPUganda495 records
Bigodi SwampUganda467 records
Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda445 records

More places

Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryGhana371 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda348 records
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest NRKenya332 records
Eshowe – Dlinza ForestSouth Africa313 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana301 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda275 records
Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya273 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Ghana Kenya South Africa Tanzania Zimbabwe Rwanda Ethiopia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Tambourine Dove?

The Tambourine Dove is about 22 cm long and weighs around 71 g.

Where does the Tambourine Dove live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Guinea to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia and South Africa, and Comoros. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Ghana and Kenya.