Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Black-billed Wood-Dove

Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus

Described by: Sharpe (1902)
Alternate common name(s): Black-billed Wood Dove, Abyssinian Wood-Dove, Black-billed Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda - Dec, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  Saly, Senegal - Feb 20, 2004 © Alain Fossé  Saly, Senegal - Feb 20, 2004 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

Sahel zone of nc. Africa;
Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger, Nigeria s. to c. Cameroon, Lake Chad, c. and s. Sudan to n. Ethiopia, Eritrea and nw. Uganda.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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