Afep pigeon, African wood-pigeon, gray wood-pigeon (Columba unicincta) Description
Uganda Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta
Date June 2007
Author Tom Tarrant
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afeppigeon.jpg
The Afep pigeon (Columba unicincta), also known as the African wood-pigeon or gray wood-pigeon,is a member of the family Columbidae which lives in Africa. In West Africa it can be found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte D'Ivoire and Ghana. In Central Africa its range extends from south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic to Uganda. There are isolated pockets further south in Angola. The Afep pigeon has a pale gray neck and body, with darker gray wings and in part, tail. Its irises and eye ceres are bright red. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Columba, Species: Columba unicincta Cassin, 1860.
