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white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques)
Description
Columba albitorques
English: A White-collared Pigeon in Ethiopia.
Date 18 November 2010, 08:15
Source White-collared Pigeon http://www.flickr.com/photos/merula/5221746806/
Author Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom http://www.flickr.com/photos/55663585@N00
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columba_albitorques_-Ethiopia-8.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. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Columba, Species: Columba albitorques Rüppell, 1837. |
