Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

White-naped Pigeon (Columba albinucha) - HBW 4, p. 119

French: Pigeon à nuque blanche German: Weißgenicktaube Spanish: Paloma Nuquialba

Taxonomy: Columba arquatrix albinucha Sassi, 1911, Moera, near Fort Beni, north-east Zaire.
Somewhat distantly related to the C. arquatrix superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Zaire and W Uganda, around Ruwenzori Mts; also Rumpi Hills in W Cameroon.