Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusTurtur
- SpeciesTurtur chalcospilos (Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 350 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.