Bird
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer · Columbidae · Columbiformes
Best monthsFeb · Nov–Decmost records
Records30,821in 26 countries
Most seen inUganda9,157 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in brief
The blue-spotted wood-dove (Turtur afer) is a bird of the Columbidae family — species of bird.
Across the 26 countries we cover it has 30,821 published records, most of them from Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in February, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Uganda9,157 records · best Jul, Aug
Nigeria4,118 records · best Feb, Oct
Ghana4,051 records · best Nov, Feb
Gambia3,246 records · best Nov, Jan
Ethiopia1,137 records · best Nov, Dec
Cameroon941 records · best Mar, Dec
Democratic Republic of the Congo825 records · best Jun, Oct
Guinea-Bissau803 records · best Feb, Nov
Rwanda789 records · best Jul, Dec
Malawi721 records · best Sep, Mar
Liberia683 records · best Jan, Nov
Republic of the Congo638 records · best Jan, Dec
Gabon599 records · best Jul, Aug
Ivory Coast577 records · best Dec, Mar
Benin551 records · best Nov, Jun
Guinea367 records · best Nov, Jan
Senegal351 records · best Feb, Jan
Angola308 records · best Jun, Sep
Sierra Leone305 records · best Dec, Jan
Equatorial Guinea234 records · best Jan, Jul
Central African Republic186 records · best Nov, Dec
Togo182 records · best Oct, Dec
Burundi18 records · best Jan, Feb
Burkina Faso14 records · best Dec, Mar
Eritrea10 records · best Jan, Jul
Mali10 records · best Nov, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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