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Turtur abyssinicus
Black-billed wood dove is a small dove, around 20 cm in length. It sports pale-grey head with a black bill. The rest of the body is pale-grey - pinkish - greyish.
Common resident bird along the Sahel belt. Looks for drier savannas and woodlands, here observed on island of Tuti - small rural island in the middle of Khartoum, right where Blue and White Nile meet.
For my 1000th spotting I've chosen another bird from my Sudan bird archives. In spite of being rather common bird in Sahel belt, I saw this dove only once, in this fleeting moment. This is also its first occurence on Project NOAH.
Spotted on Oct 10, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2018
2 Comments
Thank you Trrigsturner
Many congratulations on your 1,000 spotting Zlatan. A beautiful dove, thank you for sharing it with us.