650 observationsLeast Concern
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Columbiformes ›Family: Columbidae ›Genus: Turtur
About
The blue-spotted wood dove (Turtur afer) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Blue-spotted Wood-Dove is Turtur afer.
- The Blue-spotted Wood-Dove has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove belongs to the class Aves.
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove belongs to the order Columbiformes.
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove belongs to the family Columbidae.
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove belongs to the genus Turtur.