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Revision as of 08:10, 30 June 2018
Alternative name: Rameron Pigeon
- Columba arquatrix
Identification
38–41 cm (15-16¼ in)
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
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mountain shrubland, second growth and clearings, and in tall trees close to cultivated land.
Behaviour
Occurs in groups (occasionally in sizeable flocks)
Breeding
They construct a large stick nest. They lay a single white egg which is incubated for 17-20 days; the young fledge in another 20 days.
Diet
The diet consists of fruit (particularly olives), seeds and berries, with the addition of insects, their larvae and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Baptista, L.F., Trail, P.W., Horblit, H.M. & Boesman, P. (2018). African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54110 on 25 June 2018).
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I., Hockey, P.A.R., and Arlott, N. (2005). The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town. ISBN 978-1775840992
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Olive Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Olive_Pigeon
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