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Tambourine Dove
Witborsduifie · Turtur tympanistria
A shy dove of deep shade, dark above and gleaming white below, that explodes from the forest floor on rufous wings when disturbed. Its soft, far-carrying coo runs down in a long series. It haunts riverine forest and dense thickets along the big rivers, resident year-round.
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Dark above with a clean white face and belly; flushes from the forest floor flashing rufous wings.
Listen for its call
A long run of soft coos that speeds up, then dies away.
Where to see it in Kruger
Shady riverine forest and dense thickets along the major rivers.
Did you know
It bursts up from the shady forest floor so fast it can give a walker a fright.
Often confused with
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