Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestMedium · 116 g
About the Blue-headed Wood Dove
The 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. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller in colour than adult.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Ghana
Côte d’Ivoire
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Congo - Kinshasa
Cameroon
Gabon
Congo - Brazzaville
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
Liberia
Guinea
Recorded as a rare visitor in Togo.
When to see it
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Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-billed Wood DoveTurtur abyssinicusThe 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.
Blue-spotted Wood DoveTurtur aferThe blue-spotted wood dove or blue-spotted dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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.
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