Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusTurtur
- SpeciesTurtur afer (Blue-spotted Wood-Dove)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 19 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in Volcanoes National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Blue-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in Volcanoes National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.