Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Turtur chalcospilos(Wagler, JG, 1827)
English (US) Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
The Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
Range: woodland and thornscrub of east and southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Turtur chalcospilos
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Chalcospilos
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
- Type locality
- South Africa = eastern Cape Province.
- Original description
- Systema Avium pt.1 p.258
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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