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| − | ;Oena capensis | + | ;[[:Category:Oena|Oena]] capensis |
[[Image:Namaqua_Dove_male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of male by AJDH<br/>Location: Damman, Saudi Arabia]] | [[Image:Namaqua_Dove_male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of male by AJDH<br/>Location: Damman, Saudi Arabia]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
22cm in length with a 28-33cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. Very long black tapered tail, grey plumage, white belly, chestnut primary feathers, black face, throat and breast, and a yellow and red bill. Female lacks the black and has a red-based grey bill. | 22cm in length with a 28-33cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. Very long black tapered tail, grey plumage, white belly, chestnut primary feathers, black face, throat and breast, and a yellow and red bill. Female lacks the black and has a red-based grey bill. | ||
| − | [[Image:Namaqua_Dove_female.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Namaqua_Dove_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo of female by AJDH<br/>Location: Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia]] |
| − | [[Image:Namaqua_Dove_juv.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Namaqua_Dove_juv.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo of juvenile by AJDH<br/>Location: Badaan Farm, Bahrain]] |
Young birds are dark blotched on the wings and shoulders, and otherwise resemble the females. | Young birds are dark blotched on the wings and shoulders, and otherwise resemble the females. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]]. | + | Sub-saharan [[Africa]] (with Madagascar), [[Socotra]] and the Arabian Peninsula. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | It is the only species in the genus Oena. There are 2 subspecies: Oena capensis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) and O.c. aliena (Bangs, 1918). | + | It is the only species in the genus Oena. There are 2 subspecies: ''Oena capensis capensis'' (Linnaeus, 1766) and ''O.c. aliena'' (Bangs, 1918). The latter is found on [[Madagascar]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Desert with acacia and bushes, also farms and villages. | Desert with acacia and bushes, also farms and villages. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oena+capensis}} | {{GSearch|Oena+capensis}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oena]] |
Revision as of 17:11, 5 October 2008
- Oena capensis
Identification
22cm in length with a 28-33cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. Very long black tapered tail, grey plumage, white belly, chestnut primary feathers, black face, throat and breast, and a yellow and red bill. Female lacks the black and has a red-based grey bill.
Young birds are dark blotched on the wings and shoulders, and otherwise resemble the females.
Distribution
Sub-saharan Africa (with Madagascar), Socotra and the Arabian Peninsula.
Taxonomy
It is the only species in the genus Oena. There are 2 subspecies: Oena capensis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) and O.c. aliena (Bangs, 1918). The latter is found on Madagascar.
Habitat
Desert with acacia and bushes, also farms and villages.
Behaviour
It builds a stick nest in a bush, and lays 2 white eggs, which are incubated by the female for 16 days.
Diet includes minute seeds, such as seeds of grasses, sedges and weeds.
