Tourtelette émeraudine, Turtur chalcospilos - Emerald-spotted Wood Dove The emerald-spotted wood dove (Turtur chalcospilos) is a bird of the family Columbidae, resident across eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests and semidesert areas. from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 6, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez Fuchs, libraire 1808

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