Pigeons, Doves

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

The Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a 176 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

176 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

33

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Botswana, Nigeria, Zambia, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Namibia, Mozambique, Rwanda, eSwatini, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Angola, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Eq. Guinea, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Somalia.

Where to see it: Libreville · Résidence de France (Gabon); Mills Center (Liberia); Home in Ker Sering village (Gambia); Rhizha Retreat Centre (No Public Access) (Nigeria); Tower Hill, Liberia, West Africa (Liberia).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist