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title: "Namaqua Dove"
description: "Oena capensis — Uccelli. The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a very small species of pigeon."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/namaqua-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Namaqua Dove

> Oena capensis — Uccelli. The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a very small species of pigeon.

- Scientific name: *Oena capensis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 4418
- Wikidata: [Q151851](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151851)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3652](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3652)

## Names

- en: Namaqua Dove
- de: Kaptäubchen
- es: Tortolita Rabilarga
- fr: Tourtelette masquée
- nl: Maskerduif
- pt: Rolinha-rabilonga
- pl: Turkaweczka czarnogardła

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1360), NA (414), MG (341), KE (239), TZ (221), DZ (183), GM (158), BW (148), SN (111), ET (109), IL (106), ZM (100)

## Summary

The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a very small species of pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Arabia and Madagascar.

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

## Photo

![Namaqua Dove](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/namaqua-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: karim Attouche · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258146085

## Machine access

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