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 Tsavo West National Park
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 554 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Tsavo West National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.