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Common Name

Emerald Spotted Wood Dove

Alternate Names

Common Type

Dove

Order

Columbiformes

Family

Columbidae

Genus

Turtur

Species

chalcospilos

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Malawi, Namibia,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Drier deciduous woodland and second growth.

Distribution and Range

Eastern and southern Africa

Food

Forages on the ground for grass and other small seeds

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Field Notes:

Builds a flimsy stick nest in a tree or shrub, and lays two cream-coloured eggs. Both sexes incubate for 13–17 days to hatching, and feed the squabs for 13–17 days to fledging. Many young birds are taken by mongooses and shrikes. Is not gregarious, but flocks may form at waterholes.

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