Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

The Speckled Pigeon or Rock Pigeon is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over a good deal of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.
Speckled Pigeon - Columba guinea Also native from Africa. Planckendael Zoo, Belgium (January, 2021). Do not worry, they all have inner shelters but they seem to like to go out for a stroll in the snow from time to time in the winter months :-) Belgium,Columba guinea,Geotagged,Speckled Pigeon,Winter

Appearance

This is a large pigeon at 41 cm in length. Its back and wings are rufous, the latter heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. The call is a loud "doo-doo-doo".

Sexes are similar, but immatures are browner than adults.
The speckled pigeon - Columba guinea Seen by my lodge near the Langano Lake in Ethiopia Aksum,Birds,Columba guinea,Ethiopia,Geotagged,Pigeons,Speckled Pigeon

Habitat

The Speckled Pigeon is frequently seen around human habitation and cultivation. Most of its food is vegetable, and it gathers in large numbers where grain or groundnuts are available.
The speckled pigeon - Columba guinea Seen during our trip to Aksum Aksum,Birds,Columba guinea,Ethiopia,Geotagged,Pigeons,Speckled Pigeon

Reproduction

This species builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae
GenusColumba
SpeciesC. guinea
Photographed in
Belgium
Ethiopia
Kenya
Namibia
Chad
Uganda
South Africa