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 Serengeti National Park
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 703 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Serengeti National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.