African Lemon-dove (Columba larvata) photo
Normally a forest dweller, this bird, formerly known as Cinnamon Dove, visited our birdbath for around a week before moving on.
- Recorded 3 November 2005
- Added to IBC 1 year 49 weeks ago
- Dave Kennedy
- Locality Sedgefield, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp larvata).
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More material of this species
- 4A bird perched...Ethiopia, Feb 2009
- 3.9A bird perched...Ethiopia, Dec 2007
- 3.8An individual ...Bioko,
- 3.7A perched bird...Ethiopia, Dec 2007
- 3.5Normally a for...South Africa, Nov 2005
- 3.4An individual ...Bioko,
Recent material by Dave Kennedy
- 3.4A bird walking...Botswana, Jun 2006
- 3.4African Hawk-e...Botswana, Nov 2008
- 3.3Black-shoulder...South Africa, Sep 2008
- 3A male in bree...South Africa, Sep 2007
- 3.8White-breasted...South Africa, Aug 2005
- 3.2Chorister Robi...South Africa, Apr 2010
This was only my second sighting in 34 years of this elusive forest dweller. I had previously located it just once before, deep in the Knysna Forest, when I heard it scuffling among leaf litter on the forest floor. Commonly placed in a separate genus, Aplopelia.