Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) — also called Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Emerald-spotted Dove, ESWD. Occurrence records of the Emerald-spotted Wood Dove are shared on GBIF from around 117 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (4 335 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae

117reserves with records

23 495records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos) — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	4 335
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3 734
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3 291
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 857
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 049
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	901
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	772
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	660
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	560
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	509
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	409
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	316
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	314
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	281
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	269
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	198
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	194
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	186
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	169
False Bay ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	161
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	161
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	141
Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	138
Marakele National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	133
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	120
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	111
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	109
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	108
Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	91
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	90
Thaba MoririNature reserve	LP Limpopo	90
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	81
Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	75
Golela BushNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	73
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	66
D'nyala Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	65
Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	62
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	59
Kapama Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	58
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	57
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	57
Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	57
MakulekeProtected area	LP Limpopo	56
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	53
Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve	LP Limpopo	51
Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	51
Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	49
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	49
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	49
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	47
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	40
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	39
Kosi BayNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	35
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	34
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	30
Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	28
Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	28
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	27
Dlangala Wildlife SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	26

and 57 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Limpopo: 49 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 31 reserves
Mpumalanga: 20 reserves
Eastern Cape: 16 reserves
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Scientific name: Turtur chalcospilos
GBIF taxon: 5231793
Wikidata: Q849991

More of the Columbidae family

Red-eyed Dove Ring-necked Dove Laughing Dove Speckled Pigeon Namaqua Dove African Olive Pigeon Tambourine Dove African Green Pigeon Lemon Dove Mourning Collared Dove

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.