Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
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Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
1 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
LC

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur chalcospilos

50–60% · Likely
Tambourine Dove
LC

Tambourine Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turtur tympanistria

<5% · Rare
Cape Turtle Dove
LC

Cape Turtle Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia capicola

50–60% · Likely
LADO

LADO

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spilopelia senegalensis

40–50% · Likely
Namaqua Dove
LC

Namaqua Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oena capensis

20–30% · Possible
African Mourning Dove
LC

African Mourning Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia decipiens

20–30% · Possible
Red-eyed Dove
LC

Red-eyed Dove

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Streptopelia semitorquata

20–30% · Possible
Speckled Pigeon
LC

Speckled Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba guinea

10–20% · With luck
African Green Pigeon
LC

African Green Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Treron calvus

5–10% · With luck
African Lemon Dove

African Lemon Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba larvata

<5% · Rare
Dusky Turtle Dove
LC

Dusky Turtle Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptopelia lugens

<5% · Rare
Rameron Pigeon
LC

Rameron Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columba arquatrix

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-spotted Wood-Dove at Tsavo West National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
10–20%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
10 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
26 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
27 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
30 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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