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Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The blue-spotted wood dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Turtur
Scientific:
Turtur afer
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Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Turtur
Scientific:
Turtur afer
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Columba afra
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
23D5FC36BA0C0636
Avibase ID:
avibase-23D5FC36
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/23D5FC36
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563621
Geographic range:
- Turtur afer: Africa south of the Sahara, Zanzibar and Pemba I.
Source: Clements checklist
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Catalan:
Tortoreta alablava
Czech:
hrdlička modroskvrnná
Danish:
Stålpletdue
German:
Stahlflecktaube
Spanish:
Palomita Aliazul
Spanish (Spain):
Palomita Aliazul
Finnish:
sinitäpläkyyhky
French:
Tourtelette améthystine
Croatian:
plavopjegava grlica
Hungarian:
acélfoltos erdeigerle
Italian:
Tortora boschereccia macchieblu
Japanese (romaji):
aofubato
Japanese:
アオフバト
Lithuanian:
Melsvataškis miškinis purplelis
Dutch:
Staalvlekduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåflekkalvedue
Norwegian:
Blåflekkalvedue
Polish:
turkaweczka modroplamkowa
Portuguese:
Rola-de-manchas-azuis
Russian:
Синекрылая лесная горлица
Slovak:
bronzovka malá
Serbian:
Plavopegi šumski golubić
Swedish:
blåfläcksduva
Ukrainian:
Горлиця рожевочерева
Chinese:
蓝斑森鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
藍斑森鳩
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tourtelette améthystine ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tourtelette améthystine ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-spotted Wood-dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Turtur afer [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Turtur afer [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Turtur afer [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue-spotted Wood Dove ( Turtur afer) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turtur afer [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Turtur afer [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Blouvlekduifie
Bulgarian: Синьопетниста горска гургулица
Catalan: Tortoreta alablava
Czech: Hrdlicka modroskvrnná, hrdlička modroskvrnná
Welsh: Turtur adeinlas
Danish: Stålpletdue
German: Stahlflecktaube
English: Abyssinian Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Blue Spotted Wood Dove, Bluespotted Dove, Blue-spotted Dove, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Metal-spotted Wood-Dove, Red-billed Wood Dove, Red-billed Wood-Dove, Sapphire-spotted Wood-Dove, Senegal Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
English, HBW: Blue-spotted Wood-dove
English (IOC): Blue-spotted Wood Dove
English (Kenya): Blue-spotted Wood Dove
English (United States): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
English (South Africa): Blue-spotted Wood Dove
Esperanto: Blumakula arbarkolombo, Blupunkta arbarkolombo
Spanish: Paloma de Alas Azules, Palomita Aliazul
Spanish (Spain): Palomita Aliazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Estonian: sinitähn-halatuvi
Finnish: Sinitäpläkyyhky
French: Colombe africaine, Emeraudine à bec rouge, Émerauldine à bec rouge, Petite tourterelle africaine, Tourtelette améthystine, Tourterelle améthystine
Frisian: Stielplakdo
Irish: Colm coille gormbhallach
Galician: Rola de manchas azuis
Croatian: Plavopjega grlica, plavopjegava grlica
Hungarian: acélfoltos erdeigerle, Ércfoltos erdeigerle
Italian: Tortora boschereccia macchieblu, Tortora macchiata di blu, Tortora smeraldina macchieblù
Japanese (romaji): aofubato
Japanese: アオフバト
Scientific: Chalcopelia afra kilimensis, Columba afra, Turtur afer, Turtur afer afer, Turtur afer kilimensis, Turtur afer mearnsi, Turtur afra mearnsi
Lithuanian: Melsvataškis miškinis purplelis, Melsvatškis purplelis
Latvian: Zilpunktu dūja
Maltese: ħamiema tal-boskijiet bit-tbajja' koħol
Dutch: Staalvlekduif, Zwartsnavelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåflekkalvedue
Norwegian: Blåflekkalvedue
Polish: turkaweczka modroplamkowa
Portuguese: Rola-de-manchas-azuis
Portuguese (Portugal): Rola-de-manchas-azuis
Rhaeto-Romance: Turturella dal tac blau
Romanian: Turturică cu cioc roşu
Russian: Синекрылая лесная горлица, Стальнопятнистая лесная горлица
Northern Sami: Alitdielkoduvvá
Slovak: bronzovka malá
Slovenian: Modropikasta grlica
Serbian: Plavopegama šumski golubić, Plavopegi šumski golubić, Šumski golubić sa plavim pegama
Swedish: Blåfläckduva, blåfläcksduva
Swahili: Pugi-wanda
Turkish: Cüce kumru, Mavi aynalı kumru
Ukrainian: Горлиця рожевочерева
Chinese: 蓝斑森鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 藍斑森鳩
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