Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Namaqua Dove*
Id (Atlas):
Oena capensis
Description (10 )
Namaqua Dove
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Other Names (World)
Namaqua Dove, Cape Dove, Long-tailed Dove
Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)
Size
28 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, temperate grassland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,800 m.
Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Iraq (NB), Israel (B), Jordan (P), Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman (B), Qatar (B) (NB), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia (B), Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates (B) (P), Western Sahara (B), Yemen (B), Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Burundi, Cyprus, Kuwait, Morocco (B), Sierra Leone.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)... )
Listen to XC786061
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis ) [XC786061 ]
by Peter Boesman from Aberdeen Plain (near Noagashoogte), Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC479908
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis ) [XC479908 ]
by Ken Behrens from Klerksdorp, Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Sub-Saharan Africa, Socotra and Arabia; recently established in Israel.
aliena Bangs, 1918 - Madagascar.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Namaqua Dove see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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