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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
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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.

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

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