Black-billed Wood Dove

About the Black-billed Wood Dove

The black-billed wood dove or black-billed dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert.

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Where the Black-billed Wood Dove lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic.

When to see the Black-billed Wood Dove

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Blue-spotted Wood DoveTurtur aferThe blue-spotted wood dove or blue-spotted dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Blue-headed Wood DoveTurtur brehmeriThe blue-headed wood dove, also known as the blue-headed dove, is a medium-sized, rufous brown wood-dove with bluish-grey head, iridescent green patches on wings, reddish bill, dark brown iris, and dark red feet. Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaThe tambourine dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.