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title: "Roodoogtortel"
description: "Streptopelia semitorquata — Vogels. The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a dove that is widespread and common in Sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-eyed-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodoogtortel

> Streptopelia semitorquata — Vogels. The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a dove that is widespread and common in Sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Streptopelia semitorquata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 11274
- Wikidata: [Q1072609](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072609)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2988](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2988)

## Names

- en: Red-eyed Dove
- de: Halbmondtaube
- es: Tórtola Ojirroja
- fr: Tourterelle à collier
- nl: Roodoogtortel
- pt: Rola-de-olhos-vermelhos
- pl: Synogarlica czerwonooka

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (7349), KE (417), GM (373), TZ (312), UG (257), ET (232), ZW (186), BW (175), ZM (174), BJ (132), NA (92), RW (81)

## Summary

The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a dove that is widespread and common in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004.

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

## Photo

![Roodoogtortel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-eyed-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261805369

## Machine access

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