The black-billed wood dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert.
This species is abundant in near desert, scrub and savannah. It builds a stick nest in a tree, often an acacia, and lays two cream-colored eggs. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general, and it tends to stay quite low.
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Similar species: Pigeons And Doves
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Uploaded May 8, 2015. Captured Apr 5, 2012 22:32 in Tanji Bird Reserve, Coastal Road, The Gambia.