Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
African Mourning Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) - HBW 4, p. 138
French: Tourterelle pleureuse
German: Brillentaube
Spanish: Tórtola Engañosa
Other common names: Mourning Dove/Collared-dove
Taxonomy: Turtur decipiens Hartlaub and Finsch, 1870, Dongala, north Sudan.
Closely related to S. semitorquata; also related to S. decaocto and S. roseogrisea. Includes S. fulvopectoralis, known from a single juvenile specimen. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- shelleyi (Salvadori, 1893) - Mauritania and Senegambia to S Niger and C Nigeria.
- logonensis (Reichenow, 1921) - L Chad E to S Sudan, NE & E Zaire and W & N Uganda.
- decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) - Sudan (Darfur), N & C Ethiopia and NW Somalia.
- shelleyi (Salvadori, 1893) - Mauritania and Senegambia to S Niger and C Nigeria.
- logonensis (Reichenow, 1921) - L Chad E to S Sudan, NE & E Zaire and W & N Uganda.
- decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) - Sudan (Darfur), N & C Ethiopia and NW Somalia.
- elegans (Zedlitz, 1913) - S Ethiopia, S Somalia and N & E Kenya.
- perspicillata (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) - W Kenya and C Tanzania.
- ambigua (Bocage, 1877) - E Angola, SE Zaire, Zambia and Malawi to R Zambezi and R Limpopo and adjacent lowlands.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a bird on the ground Locality Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp shelleyi)
Daniêl Jimenez 22 December 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 27 sec 4.5 -
Two birds in a puddle, one bathing with an open wing. Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
2 birds on the ground Locality Sapo ricefields, Central River Division, The Gambia (ssp shelleyi)
Daniêl Jimenez 29 December 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 49 sec 4.2 -
Two birds in a puddle, drinking Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Konso, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 13 December 2005 5 years ago 29 sec 4.1 -
A close-up of a bird Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 4
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A very confiding bird!
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
Rick Simpson 19 October 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
A bird in a tree
Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Stefan Helming 28 December 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
Perched
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Lindsay Hansch 12 October 2008 43 weeks ago 3.4 -
Top left: Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia vinacea); top middle: Red-eyed Dove (S. semitorquata); top right: African Mourning Dove (
Locality Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal (ssp shelleyi)
Alain Fossé 17 February 2004 2 years ago 3.4 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 1 year ago 3.3 -
A bird perched
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
Pascal Vagner 2 January 2006 2 years ago 3.2
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Calls. 6:55am. Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
(ssp ambigua)
Charles Hesse 21 November 2009 2 years ago 4.5
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