Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques Cassin, 1856
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon, Columba iriditorques, is a pigeon in the family Columbidae that breeds in Africa from Guinea and Sierra Leone east to Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. It was first described by Cassin in 1856. It is a medium-sized bird with a pale, broad tail band at the tip, which stands out when it lands. It is spread across African tropical rainforest. The species is also placed in the subgenus Turturoena.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Africa: Guinea and Sierra Leone to Uganda, DR Congo and Angola
