Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

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When to see the Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

The map shades 16 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

The western bronze-naped pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, part of the subgenus Turturoena. A medium sized bird, it has a pale, broad terminal tail band which is noticeable on landing. It is found in most countries of Africa. The IUCN Red List classifies it as a species of least concern.

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Easily confused with

Laurel PigeonColumba junoniaeThe laurel pigeon is a dark brown and grey bird of 40 cm; it resembles a very dark wood pigeon. Bolle's PigeonColumba bolliiLarger than the common pigeon, a length of 36 cm to 38 cm. Sri Lanka Wood PigeonColumba torringtoniaeThe Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka.