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white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques)
| Subject: | white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques)
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| Resolution: 852x1143
File Size: 228947 Bytes
Date: 2010:04:09 14:30:53
Camera: C765UZ (OLYMPUS CORPORATION)
F number: f/5.0
Exposure: 10/8000 sec
Focal Length: 630/10
Upload Date: 2017:02:20 17:07:35
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Description
White collared pigeon at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Date 11 April 2010
Author Brian Butcher (alias Br11n)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-collared_pigeon1.jpg
The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres. 32 centimetres long. This large grey-brown pigeon has an obvious white hindcollar contrasting with a dark slate head. In flight it shows prominent white wing patches formed by white inner primary coverts. |
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