Where does the Black-billed Wood-Dove live?
Turtur abyssinicus has 22,697 records in 26 countries and territories, from 1901 to 2026. Most records come from Nigeria.
- 22,697 records
- 26 places
- 71 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesColumbiformesColumbidaeTurtur
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,486 | |
| Gambia | 5,854 | |
| Senegal | 3,047 | |
| Uganda | 2,840 | |
| Ghana | 2,696 | |
| Burkina Faso | 584 | |
| Benin | 225 | |
| Cameroon | 164 | |
| Ethiopia | 142 | |
| Chad | 115 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 101 | |
| Togo | 74 | |
| Mali | 68 | |
| South Sudan | 61 | |
| Guinea | 57 | |
| Niger | 54 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 34 | |
| Mauritania | 31 | |
| Sudan | 31 | |
| Eritrea | 10 | |
| Zambia | 8 | |
| Central African Republic | 6 | |
| Kenya | 3 | |
| Liberia | 3 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | |
| DR Congo | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Columbidae.
Mourning Dove
27,321,228 records
Rock Pigeon
15,555,389 records
Eurasian Collared-Dove
9,617,509 records
Common Wood-Pigeon
9,376,381 records
White-winged Dove
3,306,755 records
Spotted Dove
2,755,341 records
Stock Dove
1,543,089 records
Laughing Dove
1,503,941 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.