Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827)

Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos, is a pigeon in the family Columbidae that breeds from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It lives in open, dry deciduous woodland and in regrowth, and is not found in evergreen rainforest or semidesert. The bird is a small, plump dove with pale grey-brown upperparts, green metallic patches on the folded wings, and blackish markings on the lower back and tail. Its bill is blackish with a red base, and the sexes look alike, though the female can be a little duller.

Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Breeding range: Africa: Ethiopia and Somalia to Angola, Namibia and South Africa