White-collared Pigeon

The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres

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The White-collared Pigeon is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-collared Pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres Description - 32 centimetres (13 in) long. This large grey-brown pigeon has an obvious white hindcollar contrasting with a dark slate head. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, White-collared Pigeon is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of White-collared Pigeon (3) Bale mountains, Ethiopia Bale mountains, Ethiopia20/11/2009 Bale mountains, Ethiopia 20/11/2009 Senafe, Eritrea Senafe, Eritrea02/06/2008 Senafe, Eritrea 02/06/2008 Senafe, Eritrea Senafe, Eritrea02/06/2008 Senafe, Eritrea 02/06/2008 View all pictures of White-collared Pigeon View More

The White-collared Pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collared_Pigeon The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. Copyright Info AnimmalPicturesArchive.com does not have the copyright for this image. More

Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Genus : Columba
Species : albitorques
Authority : Rüppell, 1837