Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
172 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The emerald-spotted wood dove or emerald-spotted dove (Turtur chalcospilos) is a bird of the family Columbidae, resident across eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests and semidesert areas. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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