Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

This is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests and semidesert areas.

The Emerald-spotted Wood Dove is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos, is a pigeon which is a widespread and often abundant resident breeding bird in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. It also occurs in a belt from northern Botswana west to northern Namibia, and in a narrow coastal strip through Angola to Gabon. This is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests and semidesert areas. More

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove is a small plump pigeon, typically no more than 8 inches in length. Its back, hind neck, wings and tail are pale gray brown, and the folded wings have green metallic patches. There are blackish bands on the lower back and tail. The forehead, crown and nape are bluish grey, fading to pinkish gray on the throat. The underparts are mauve-pink, becoming whiter on the belly. The bill of this dove is blackish with a red base. More

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos) by Don Jones. More