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Eastern bronze-naped pigeon

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Eastern bronze-naped pigeon
A male, Dlinza Forest, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species:
C. delegorguei
Binomial name
Columba delegorguei
Synonyms
  • Turturoenas delegorguei
  • Turturoenas sharpei

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

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

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Columba delegorguei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)