Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: African Mourning Dove
African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Described by: Hartlaub; Finsch (1870)
Alternate common name(s): Mourning Collared Dove, African Morning-Dove, Mourning Collared-Dove, Angola Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Fulvous-breasted Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
Sahel zone, and e. to sc. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in s. part of its range;
(1) Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger and c. Nigeria.
(2) E. Sudan (Darfur), Ethiopia and nw. Somalia.
(3) S. Ethiopia and s. Somalia to n. and e. Kenya.
(4) W. Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and c. Tanzania.
(5) Lake Chad, e. Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, n. and e. Zaire, n. and w. Uganda.
(6) Angola to se. Zaire, w. Zambia, Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique (Limpopo Valley) and ne. South Africa (nw. Transvaal).
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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