---
title: "Rola-do-cabo"
description: "Streptopelia capicola — Aves. The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove, half-collared dove, or the Cape Lager is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cape-turtle-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rola-do-cabo

> Streptopelia capicola — Aves. The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove, half-collared dove, or the Cape Lager is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Streptopelia capicola*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 7143
- Wikidata: [Q1270179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1270179)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2959](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2959)

## Names

- en: Cape Turtle Dove
- de: Gurrtaube
- es: Tórtola de El Cabo
- fr: Tourterelle du Cap
- nl: Kaapse tortel
- pt: Rola-do-cabo
- pl: Synogarlica popielata

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3611), NA (643), KE (628), TZ (407), BW (401), ZM (239), ZW (191), UG (101), MW (63), MZ (37), AO (31), RW (29)

## Summary

The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove, half-collared dove, or the Cape Lager is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, found in a variety of open habitats. Within range, its penetrating and rhythmic, three-syllabled crooning is a familiar sound at any time of the year. Its name is derived from the semi-collar of black feathers on the lower nape, a feature shared with a number of Streptopelia species. Like all doves, they depend on surface water. They congregate in large flocks at waterholes in dry regions to…

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

## Photo

![Rola-do-cabo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-turtle-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sri Srikumar · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/373453856

## Machine access

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