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Alternative name: Delegorgue's Pigeon
- Columba delegorguei
Identification
The female has a bronze nape.
Distribution
Africa;
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar Archipelago, Zanzibar, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Columba delegorguei has two subspecies:[1]
- C. d. sharpei
- C. d. delegorguei
- Malawi to eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa
Habitat
Forest canopy.
Behaviour
Shy and often found in pairs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
- Birds of Kenya
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Bronze-naped_Pigeon
External Links
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