Streptopelia lugens

(Rüppell, 1837)

Vernacular names
English : Dusky turtle-dove
French : Tourterelle à poitrine rose

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
This species can grow to 28 cm long for a weight of 299 g. Plumage mostly greyish-blue with clear grey cheeks and chin, darker wings with orange-buff markings. Black neck patch, dark red legs, red eye-ring, bill mostly dark.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in eastern Africa, from South Sudan and Ethiopia to Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi. Isolated population in Yemen and south Saudi Arabia. Lives mostly in montane forests, woodlands, plantations and gardens, from 1800 to 3200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is reported to be common to locally abundant in most of its range. Declines have been observed in Malawi, causes are unknown so far.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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