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White-collared Pigeon
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White-collared Pigeon
Columba albitorques
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 gorgesand is also common in town centres.
From the article White-collared pigeon on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The white-collared pigeon is 32 cm (13 in) in length. It is a large grey-brown pigeon with a conspicuous white hindcollar contrasting with a slate-grey head. In flight it shows prominent white wing patches formed by white inner primary coverts.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3027.