Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Emerald-spotted Wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos) - HBW 4, p. 149
French: Tourtelette émeraudine
German: Bronzeflecktaube
Spanish: Palomita Aliverde
Other common names: Emerald-spotted Dove, Green-spotted Wood-dove
Taxonomy: Columba Chalcospilos Wagler, 1827, eastern Cape Province.
Forms a superspecies with T. abyssinicus, with which has been considered conspecific. In S Africa, W populations formerly awarded race volkmanni, and E ones race zambesiensis, but variation is clinal. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Sudan, Ethiopia and W Somalia S through E Africa to N Namibia, N Botswana and Natal; also in coastal Gabon S to SW Angola.
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A bird drinking Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 20 October 2004 7 years ago 21 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding on the ground near a goat Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 7 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
A close view of a bird preening its tail Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 12 July 2006 4 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
A bird walking and feeding. Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A bird in an acacia tree, scratching its head and then flying away. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 4.4 -
A dorsal view of a perched bird on a twig. Locality Kipepeo, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 14 February 2012 38 weeks ago 23 sec 4
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A perching bird
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Libor Vaicenbacher 11 October 2009 3 years ago 4.7 -
A bird standing on the ground.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 5 November 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
A perched bird.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 28 October 2008 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult preening
Locality Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Bruno Schmetz 12 October 2008 4 years ago 4 -
On a branch
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Guy Poisson 30 September 2012 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult coming to drink at a water hole.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 13 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
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Call. 7am. Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 20 November 2009 3 years ago 2
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