Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis

Male and female laughing doves are alike except female is slightly paler as some of our photos of pairs show. These photos were taken in Tarangire, Olasiti and Mkomazi. The photo which includes a displaying male (left 2nd row) is courtesy of Kurt Rusterholz; the display includes inflating the neck, head bobbing and cooing. The right 4th row photo was taken at Ndutu, courtesy of Siegfried Woldhek. The upper two photos (Lake Naivasha & Queen Elisabeth NP) are courtesy of Karine Van der Vurst. Click the photo above to see 11 enlargements including a nest, an immature and more displaying.