Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusTurtur
- SpeciesTurtur afer (Blue-spotted Wood-Dove)
The blue-spotted wood dove or blue-spotted dove (Turtur afer) 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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
White-naped Pigeon
Columba albinucha
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in Semuliki National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-spotted Wood-Dove sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in Semuliki National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue-spotted Wood-Dove in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.