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Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

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Photo by megan perkins
Castle Forest Lodge, Mt Kenya, Kenya

Alternative name: Delegorgue's Pigeon

Columba delegorguei

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

Identification

Distribution

Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

Taxonomy

Columba delegorguei has two subspecies:^[1]

C. d. sharpei

South-eastern Sudan to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar

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. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Wikipedia
Birds of Kenya