Blue-spotted Wood Dove

About the Blue-spotted Wood Dove

The blue-spotted wood dove or blue-spotted dove 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.

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Where the Blue-spotted Wood Dove lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Burundi, Niger.

When to see the Blue-spotted Wood Dove

Peak activity in November · a resident 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-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.