Rameron Pigeon*
Lake Nakuru National Park
31Oct2014
Often seen in flocks...in spotty patches
across Sub-Saharan Africa and in
southwest Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
across Sub-Saharan Africa and in
southwest Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Columba arquatrix
(L 15" Wt 11-16 oz)
*aka African Olive Pigeon
All pigeon breeds descend from the
Rock Pigeon.
Rock Pigeon.
(Carl Zimmer, N.Y Times, 5Feb2013)
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Columba in Latin means
pigeon or
dove; arquatrix in Latin means
jaundice sufferer (referring to
the yellow orbital ring).
dove; arquatrix in Latin means
jaundice sufferer (referring to
the yellow orbital ring).