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Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Description:

The Namaqua Dove is a tiny sparrow-sized pigeon, typically 22 cm in length with a 28–33 cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. It has a very long black tapered tail, and the size and shape have led to comparison with the Budgerigar. The plumage is mostly grey apart from a white belly, and chestnut primary feathers which are visible in flight. The adult male has a black face, throat and breast, and a yellow and red beak. The adult 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

Habitat:

These birds live at Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, OK, USA.

Notes:

The last photo contains a Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) and a White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) but I won't put them in separate spottings as the focus of this picture is the dove and I consider them just background scenery.

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KimLomman
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KimLomman

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Mar 19, 2013

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