Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea - Pigeon roussard

Pigeon roussard
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Columbiformes

  • Family
    :

    Columbidés

  • Genus
    :

    Columba

  • Species
    :

    guinea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 35 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 250 à 350 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pigeon roussard
adult
Pigeon roussard
adult

Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Columba guinea guinea (Mauritania to Ethiopia south to DRCongo and n Malawi)
  • Columba guinea phaeonota (sw Angola to Zimbabwe and South Africa)

Foreign names

  • Pigeon roussard,
  • Paloma de Guinea,
  • pombo-malhado,
  • Guineataube,
  • csíkosnyakú galamb,
  • Gespikkelde Duif,
  • Piccione marezzato,
  • guineaduva,
  • Spragledue,
  • holub škraboškový,
  • holub skvrnitý,
  • Guineadue,
  • afrikantäpläkyyhky,
  • Kransduif,
  • colom de Guinea,
  • gołąb okularowy,
  • Крапчатый голубь,
  • ウロコカワラバト,
  • 斑鸽,
  • 點斑鴿,

Voice song and cries

Pigeon roussard
adult

Habitat

Pigeon roussard
adult

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 28-09-2011
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