Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Dusky Turtle-dove (Streptopelia lugens) - HBW 4, p. 133
French: Tourterelle à poitrine rose
German: Trauerturteltaube
Spanish: Tórtola Oscura
Other common names: Black/Pink-breasted Dove
Taxonomy: Columba lugens Rüppell, 1837, Taranta Mountains, Eritrea.
Forms a superspecies with S. hypopyrrha, with which sometimes considered conspecific; also related to S. turtur and S. orientalis. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Sudan, W & SE Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia to Uganda, whence patchily SW through mountains of Rift Valley to N Malawi, and SE through Kenya highlands to NE Tanzania; also SW Arabia.
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A bird preening. Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
A bird atop an acacia tree on the crater rim, cooing once (which was inaudible). Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 42 weeks ago 21 sec 4.5 -
A bird drinking on a river. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 7 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A bird showing comfort behaviour Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A male displaying on the ground and flying away. Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 November 2005 7 years ago 9 sec 4.1 -
immature birds Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 17 September 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 3.7 -
bird in good light behind branches Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 17 September 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 3.4 -
bird perching Locality Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 17 September 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 3
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