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 1 year ago 1 min 27 sec 4.7 -
A close-up of a bird Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 7 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
Two birds in a puddle, drinking Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Konso, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 13 December 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
Two birds in a puddle, one bathing with an open wing. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
A bird resting in a thick branch Locality Paraa Safari Lodge, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp logonensis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 August 2006 6 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
2 birds on the ground Locality Sapo ricefields, Central River Division, The Gambia (ssp shelleyi)
Daniêl Jimenez 29 December 2011 1 year ago 49 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Ndhovu Lodge, Caprivi Region, Namibia (ssp ambigua)
Josep del Hoyo 28 July 1998 6 years ago 9 sec 4.2 -
Three birds on the ground, walking to a puddle. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 26 sec 3.9 -
A bird drinking Locality Debre Zeit, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 21 December 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
A bird resting on a branch Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 7 years ago 40 sec 3.7 -
A bird walking Locality Toubacouta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 11 January 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 3.5 -
A bird walking over fallen reeds at the edge of the lake Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 18 December 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 3.5 -
A bird in an acacia tree. Locality Afar Plains, Afar Region, Ethiopia (ssp decipiens)
Josep del Hoyo 27 November 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 3.5 -
A bird foraging on the ground Locality Toubacouta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 10 January 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 3 -
Two birds come to drink Locality Bandia Reserve, Thiès Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 10 January 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 3 -
A bird feeding on bare ground Locality Kalizo Lodge, Katima Mulilo, Caprivi Region, Namibia (ssp ambigua)
Keith Blomerley 11 January 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 2.5 -
2 birds come to drink Locality Bandia Reserve, Thiès Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 10 January 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 2
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