Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Speckled Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): African Speckled Pigeon, Speckled Rock-pigeon, Guinea Pigeon, Hackled Pigeon, Red-eyed Pigeon, African Rock-Pigeon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Saly, Senegal - Feb 17, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Saly, Senegal - Feb 17, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  The Gambia - Dec, 2002 © Ben van den Broek  Kenya - Dec, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
Two disjunct populations;
(1) S. Mauritania and Senegambia (Saly), Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, s. Chad, n. Central African Republic, c. and s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, e. Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, s. Tanzania and n. Zambia.
(2) Sw. Angola e. in Namibia, s. and e. Botswana, ne. Zimbabwe, sw. Mozambique and s. to South Africa (Cape Province).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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