Emerald-spotted wood dove

Emerald-spotted wood dove
At Hluhluwe-Umfolozi and uMkhuze Game Reserves respectively
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Turtur
Species:
T. chalcospilos
Binomial name
Turtur chalcospilos
(Wagler, 1827)

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.

  1. ^ 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.