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Birdwatching in Africa - Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer


The Blue-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur afer) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel ; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Length: 22 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 53 - 74 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature
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Similar Species
• Distinguished from the similar Black-billed Wood-Dove by its prominent dark-blue wing spots, more pronounced bluish cap, bicoloured dark-red bill with a pale tip, more earthy-brown body colour and lack of a loral line.

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.


Listen to the Blue-spotted Wood Dove

Remarks from the Recordist

Song from a bird perched hidden low in dense brush along a dry streambed through rocky thornscrub.


www.xeno-canto.org


Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 26 October 2019 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
Blue-spotted Wood Dove - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
Blue-spotted Wood Dove - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
Blue-spotted Wood Dove - 26 October 2019 - Ethio-German Park Hotel, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia



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