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emerald-spotted wood dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
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Description
Chalcopelia afra and Chalcopelia chalcospilos
Date 1912
Source Ibis 1912 http://www.archive.org/stream/ibis961912190712brit#page/n90/mode/1up
Author Henrik Grönvold (1858–1940) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Gr%C3%B6nvold
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChalcopeliaGronvold.jpg
The emerald-spotted wood dove (Turtur chalcospilos) is a pigeon which is a widespread and often abundant resident breeding bird in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. It also occurs in a belt from northern Botswana west to northern Namibia, and in a narrow coastal strip through Angola to Gabon.Also Eastern District of Zimbabwe. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Turtur, Species: Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827).
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Scientific Name: Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827)
Common Names:
English – Emerald-spotted Wood-dove, Emerald-spotted Dove, Green-spotted Wood-dove
French – Tourtelette émeraudine
French: Tourtelette émeraudine German: Bronzeflecktaube Spanish: Palomita aliverde
Taxonomy: Columba Chalcospilos Wagler, 1827, eastern Cape Province, South Africa. |
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