Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Somali Pigeon (Columba oliviae) - HBW 4, p. 115

French: Pigeon de Somalie German: Somalitaube Spanish: Paloma Somalí
Other common names: Somali Rock-pigeon, Somali Stock-dove

Taxonomy: Columba oliviæ S. R. Clarke, 1918, Dubbar, Somalia.
Forms a superspecies with C. eversmanni; also closely related to C. oenas. Monotypic.

Distribution: Coasts of N & NE Somalia.