African Olive Pigeon

Columba arquatrix Temminck, 1808

African Olive Pigeon, Columba arquatrix, is a pigeon of eastern and southern Africa, breeding from Ethiopia to South Africa and Angola. It was described by Temminck in 1808 and belongs to the family Columbidae. It is a resident breeder across much of this region, with further populations in western Angola, southwestern Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen. Its range is patchy in places because of habitat needs, yet it is locally common. The species is monotypic, with no marked differences between populations in the areas where it occurs.

Order

Columbiformes

Family

Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves

Breeding range

Africa: Ethiopia to South Africa and Angola