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title: "Mourning Collared Dove"
description: "Streptopelia decipiens — Birds. The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mourning-collared-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mourning Collared Dove

> Streptopelia decipiens — Birds. The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara.

- Scientific name: *Streptopelia decipiens*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1899
- Wikidata: [Q113218](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113218)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2951](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2951)

## Names

- en: Mourning Collared Dove
- de: Brillentaube
- es: Tórtola Engañosa
- fr: Tourterelle pleureuse
- nl: Treurtortel
- pt: Rola-gemedora
- pl: Synogarlica okularowa

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (338), GM (275), KE (267), TZ (253), ET (117), SN (103), UG (66), BW (57), BJ (53), NA (51), NG (49), BF (32)

## Summary

The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. This species is common or abundant near water. It often mingles peacefully with other doves. Despite its name, it is not closely related to the North American mourning dove (Zenaida macroura).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_collared_dove

## Photo

![Mourning Collared Dove](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mourning-collared-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Holle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363604399

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mourning-collared-dove?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).