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Alternative name: African Wood Pigeon

Columba unicincta

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Kibale National Park, W. Uganda, December 2005

[edit] Identification

Pale grey neck and body, darker grey wings and tail, bright red irises and eye ceres.

[edit] Distribution

Western and central Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes grain and seeds.

[edit] References

1. Avibase

[edit] External Links