| Emerald-spotted wood dove | |
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| At Hluhluwe-Umfolozi and uMkhuze Game Reserves respectively | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Turtur |
| Species: | T. chalcospilos
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| Binomial name | |
| Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827)
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turtur chalcospilos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690621A93280268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690621A93280268.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.