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Columba guinea
This is a large pigeon at 41 cm in length. Its back and wings are rufous, the latter heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. (wikipedia)
Resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara.
Spotted on Oct 3, 2009
Submitted on Apr 3, 2012
1 Comment
Lovely pattern....used to see mourning dove only, this one looks much spectacular