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Speckled Pigeon
	On Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Columba
Species:	C. guinea
Binomial name
	Columba guinea; Linnaeus, 1758

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The Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea), or (African) Rock Pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.

This species builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is quick, with regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general.

This is a large pigeon at 41 cm in length. Its back and wings are rufous, the latter heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. The call is a loud doo-doo-doo.

Sexes are similar, but immatures are browner than adults.

The Speckled Pigeon is frequently seen around human habitation and cultivation. Most of its food is vegetable, and it gathers in large numbers where grain or groundnuts are available.

References

Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Birds of The Gambia by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1

External links

(Rock Pigeon = ) Speckled Pigeon - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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 [[Image:Speckled Pigeon, Arusha.jpg|thumb|left|On rooftop in [[Arusha]], [[Tanzania]]]]
-The '''Speckled Pigeon''' or '''(African) Rock Pigeon''' ('''''Columba guinea''''') is a [[Dove|pigeon]] which is a resident breeding bird in much of [[Africa]] south of the [[Sahara]]. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over a good deal of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.
+The '''Speckled Pigeon''' (''Columba guinea''), or '''(African) Rock Pigeon,''' is a [[Dove|pigeon]] that is a resident breeding bird in much of [[Africa]] south of the [[Sahara]]. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.
-This species builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white [[egg (biology)|eggs]]. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
+This species builds a large stick nest in a tree and lays two white [[egg (biology)|eggs]]. Its flight is quick, with regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general.
 This is a large pigeon at 41&nbsp;cm in length. Its back and wings are rufous, the latter heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. The call is a loud  ''doo-doo-doo''.