Pigeons, Doves

African Olive Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

The African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) is a 400 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

400 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, eSwatini, Saudi Arabia, Zambia.

Where to see it: Nyika National Park (Malawi); Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia); Filfil Forest (Eritrea).

Photo: (c) Timothy Whitehead, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist