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Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Groenvlekduifie · Turtur chalcospilos
A small ground-feeding dove with metallic green spots on the folded wing. Its haunting call, a series of mournful notes that speed up and fall away, is one of the most evocative bush sounds. It walks quietly under woodland and thickets eating seeds, resident all year.
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Small grey-brown dove with glittering green wing spots; a descending, accelerating 'du-du-du-du' coo.
Listen for its call
A sad, falling "du-du-du-du-du" that slows and fades away.
Where to see it in Kruger
Woodland and thickets parkwide, feeding quietly on the ground.
Did you know
The hidden green spots on its wings sparkle like tiny emeralds in the light.
Often confused with
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