Black-billed Wood Dove
Turtur abyssinicus (Sharpe, 1902)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Black-billed Wood Dove, Turtur abyssinicus, is a pigeon of Africa, breeding from Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia east to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Uganda. It is a resident bird across a broad belt south of the Sahara. In its range it is found in near-desert country, scrub and savannah. It has a black bill and is a small, plump dove with pale grey-brown upperparts, bluish grey on the head, pinkish underparts and dark metallic wing patches. The back shows two blackish bands, and the underwing is chestnut in flight.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Africa: Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Uganda
