Genus

Wood-Doves

Turtur

5 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

Species in this group

Turtur chalcospilos

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Turtur abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Turtur tympanistria

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Turtur afer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Turtur brehmeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wood-Doves

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 13 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~80%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~80%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~80%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~80%
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	~80%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~80%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~70%
5	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~70%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~70%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~70%
	Tambourine Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 5	~60%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~40%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
18	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~60%
	Tambourine Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 5	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 5	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~50%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~50%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 5	~50%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			<5%
23	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
24	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
25	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
26	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	~40%
	Tambourine Dove			~30%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~40%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
31	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3 of 5	~30%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
32	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
33	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	~30%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
34	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
35	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2 of 5	~30%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Blue-headed Wood-Dove			~20%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 5	~30%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~30%
37	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
38	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
39	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 5	~20%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
40	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
41	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
42	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
43	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
44	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
45	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
46	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
47	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
48	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
49	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 5	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
50	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
51	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
52	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~60%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~60%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
2	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~40%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~40%
3	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 5	~30%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~30%
4	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	~30%
	Tambourine Dove			~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
5	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 5	~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
6	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 5	~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
7	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	3 of 5	~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%
8	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 5	~20%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
9	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	2 of 5	~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
10	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 5	~20%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~20%
11	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 5	~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
	Black-billed Wood-Dove			~10%
12	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
13	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 5	~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
14	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
15	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 5	~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
16	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 5	~10%
	Tambourine Dove			~10%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
17	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 5	~10%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			~10%
18	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 5	<5%
	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
19	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	<5%
	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove			<5%
20	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Tambourine Dove			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
11	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
12	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Newquay Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

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Wood-Doves

Species in this group

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Black-billed Wood-Dove

Tambourine Dove

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wood-Doves

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found