Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) - HBW 4, p. 138
French: Tourterelle à collier
German: Halbmondtaube
Spanish: Tórtola Ojirroja
Other common names: Black Dove/Pigeon, Half-collared Dove
Taxonomy: Columba semitorquata Rüppell, 1837, Taranta Mountains, Eritrea.
Closely related to S. decipiens. Monotypic.
Distribution: Africa S of Sahara and SW Arabia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing and then flying away Locality Shongweni Dam, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2004 6 years ago 49 sec 4.7 -
resting in a tree Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 25 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 16 sec 4.4 -
perching very close Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 15 sec 4.4 -
Close-up and general views of an adult in a tree Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 5 years ago 44 sec 4.2 -
Two birds coming to drink from a small puddle of water. Locality Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 November 2008 2 years ago 26 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree, preening Locality Fort Portal, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2006 4 years ago 20 sec 4
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Top left: Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia vinacea); top middle: Red-eyed Dove (S. semitorquata); top right: African Mourning Dove (
Locality Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal (Monotypic species)
Alain Fossé 17 February 2004 2 years ago 4 -
A bird on a bird bath
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 15 November 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Feeding on the ground
Locality Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 29 December 2008 12 weeks ago 3.9 -
Visiting the feeding area.
Locality Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 28 August 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
Frontal view of a bird in early morning light.
Locality Naro Moru River Lodge, Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 12 February 2006 1 year ago 3.5 -
On a branch
Locality Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 20 February 2010 1 year ago 3.2
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Francolin species also vocalising. Near Kanniedood Hide, south of Shigwedzi. 6:14am. Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 24 December 2009 1 year ago 2
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