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'''Alternative name: Rameron Pigeon''' | '''Alternative name: Rameron Pigeon''' | ||
| + | [[Image:African_Olive_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br /> near Cape Town, [[South Africa]], July 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Columba|Columba]] arquatrix | ;[[:Category:Columba|Columba]] arquatrix | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 37-42 cm | + | 37-42 cm<br /> |
| − | + | '''Male'''<br /> | |
| − | + | *Maroon back and wings | |
| − | + | *Shoulders heavily speckled with white spots | |
| + | *Maroon underparts with heavy white spotting | ||
| + | *Grey head, | ||
| + | *Yellow patches around the eye | ||
| + | *Yellow bill | ||
| + | *Neck plumage (used in display) streaked maroon and white | ||
| + | *Dark grey underwing and undertail | ||
| + | *Yellow feet<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': very similar but somewhat duller<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''': dark brown plumage (instead of maroon and grey). Bare parts are dull greeny-yellow, and the wing feathers have pale fringes. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Africa]], [[Arabia]]<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe<br /> | ||
| + | '''Arabia''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Monotypic. | Monotypic. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Mountain shrubland, second growth and clearings, and | + | Mountain shrubland, second growth and clearings, and in tall trees close to cultivated land. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Occurs in groups (occasionally in sizeable flocks) | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It builds a large stick nest and 1 white eggs is laid and incubated for 17-20 days; the young fledge in another 20 days. | It builds a large stick nest and 1 white eggs is laid and incubated for 17-20 days; the young fledge in another 20 days. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes fruit and berries, and some insects and caterpillars. | The diet includes fruit and berries, and some insects and caterpillars. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Columba+arquatrix}} | {{GSearch|Columba+arquatrix}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Columba]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Columba]] | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 7 June 2009
Alternative name: Rameron Pigeon
- Columba arquatrix
Identification
37-42 cm
Male
- Maroon back and wings
- Shoulders heavily speckled with white spots
- Maroon underparts with heavy white spotting
- Grey head,
- Yellow patches around the eye
- Yellow bill
- Neck plumage (used in display) streaked maroon and white
- Dark grey underwing and undertail
- Yellow feet
Female: very similar but somewhat duller
Juvenile: dark brown plumage (instead of maroon and grey). Bare parts are dull greeny-yellow, and the wing feathers have pale fringes.
Distribution
Africa, Arabia
Western Africa: Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe
Arabia: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Mountain shrubland, second growth and clearings, and in tall trees close to cultivated land.
Behaviour
Occurs in groups (occasionally in sizeable flocks)
Breeding
It builds a large stick nest and 1 white eggs is laid and incubated for 17-20 days; the young fledge in another 20 days.
Diet
The diet includes fruit and berries, and some insects and caterpillars.
References
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
