Where can you see the Emerald-spotted Wood Dove?
Some of the best places to see the Emerald-spotted Wood Dove in the wild include Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda), Chobe National Park (Botswana) and Nech Sar National Park (Ethiopia) — among 15 wildlife hotspots across 7 countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Ethiopia and Namibia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Addo Elephant National Park
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, South Africa
+129 birds+30 mammals
Where the Eastern Cape’s semi-arid scrublands meet transitional woodland, Addo sprawls across 13,478 square kilometres of one of southern Africa’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBwabwata National Park
Namibia
150+ birds+23 mammals
Where the Kavango River winds through northeastern Namibia, vast floodplains and dense riparian woodland create one of southern Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChobe National Park
Botswana
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where the Chobe River cuts a sinuous path through northern Botswana, the landscape transforms into one of Africa’s most dynamic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIthala Game Reserve
uPhongolo Local Municipality, South Africa
+133 birds+29 mammals
Rolling thornbush savanna and acacia woodland dominate the landscape of this 494-square-kilometre national park in KwaZulu-Natal’s uPhongolo Local Municipality, where […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKruger National Park
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, South Africa
+132 birds+30 mammals
Across the low-lying savanna of northeastern South Africa unfolds one of Africa’s largest and most ecologically intact protected areas, where […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+124 birds+30 mammals
Rolling acacia woodland and scattered lakes define this intimate savanna preserve in southwestern Uganda, where the rift valley’s geological drama […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMago National Park
Ethiopia
+69 birds+10 mammals
Where the Omo River cuts through southern Ethiopia’s arid borderlands, Mago National Park sprawls across a landscape of dramatic escarpments, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMakgadikgadi Pans National Park
Gucta, Botswana
+107 birds+22 mammals
Where salt-crusted flatlands stretch endlessly toward a shimmering horizon, one of Africa’s most extraordinary ecosystems awakens with the rains. The […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMapungubwe National Park
Musina Local Municipality, Botswana
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Limpopo River cuts through sandstone ridges at the convergence of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe National Park […]
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