Alternative name: African Wood Pigeon
- Columba unicincta
Identification
Pale grey neck and body, darker grey wings and tail, bright red irises and eye ceres.
Distribution
Western and central Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes grain and seeds.
References
- Avibase
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
