white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques)

white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques)

Description
White collared pigeon at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Date 11 April 2010
Author Brian Butcher (alias Br11n)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-collared_pigeon1.jpg

The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres. 32 centimetres long. This large grey-brown pigeon has an obvious white hindcollar contrasting with a dark slate head. In flight it shows prominent white wing patches formed by white inner primary coverts.


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Subject		white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques)


Description		white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) Description White collared pigeon at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia Date 11 April 2010 Author Brian Butcher (alias Br11n) Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-collared_pigeon1.jpg The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres. 32 centimetres long. This large grey-brown pigeon has an obvious white hindcollar contrasting with a dark slate head. In flight it shows prominent white wing patches formed by white inner primary coverts.

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