Eastern bronze-naped pigeon

Eastern bronze-naped pigeon
A male, Dlinza Forest, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Subgenus: Turturoena
Species: C. delegorguei
Binomial name
Columba delegorguei
Delegorgue, 1847
Synonyms
  • Turturoenas delegorguei
  • Turturoenas sharpei

The eastern bronze-naped pigeon (Columba delegorguei) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is part of the Turturoena subgenus.

C. d. delegorguei, male in front, female in the middle, and C. d. sharpei (behind)

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