Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
- Habitat: Variety of habitats that include savanna, open woodland, arid environmenta with rocky outcrops and cliffs
- Range: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- Natural Diet: Being granivorous they forage for seed
- Status In The Wild: Least Concern (Common)
Fun Facts
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Speckled pigeons, similar to other pigeons are well known for their navigational abilities
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They are slate grey colored feathers with the primary feathers tinted with chestnut brown and black with a dapple of white. Their eyes are lined with red.
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They have very well developed wing muscles and are known to be highly effective during flying.
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They are highly social with some flocks that include more than 500 birds.
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They practice biparental care and have an unique ability to produce milk from their crops to feed their young.
Conservation Threats
- Currently, their population numbers in the wild have been found to be stable