Genus

Wood-Doves

Turtur

4 species in our catalog · found in 51 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Turtur chalcospilos

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Turtur abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turtur tympanistria

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Turtur afer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wood-Doves

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~80%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~80%
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data
2	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~80%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~80%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~70%
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data
4	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~70%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
6	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
9	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data
10	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~60%
	Tambourine Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~60%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~40%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
17	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~60%
	Tambourine Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
18	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
24	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			<5%
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
26	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~30%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
28	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
34	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	4	~30%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			<5%
35	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
37	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
38	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
39	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
40	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
41	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
42	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data
43	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
44	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
45	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
46	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			Insufficient data
47	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
48	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
49	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
50	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
51	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Tambourine Dove			Insufficient data

Wood-Doves

Species in this group

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Black-billed Wood-Dove

Tambourine Dove

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wood-Doves

Parks Ranked