Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Plainly marked except for a pair of irridescent-green patches on each wing. Favors savanna habitat.
Laughing Dove
Smallish dove has orange bib with dark speckles. The wings are bluish and the remainder tawny-pink.
Tambourine Dove
Small pigeon marked with contrasting white and dark brown. Prefers wooded areas. This example is a male on a nest.
Blue-Spotted Wood-Dove
The trapezoid patches on wings are irridescent blue, but the yellow-tipped bill might be easier to see.
Ring-necked Dove
Black ring is visible on dorsum of neck. The dark eyes do not have a red/orange ring around the eye.
Red-eyed Dove
Another stocky pigeon. The black patch at the back of the neck is edged with white. Skin around eyes and the legs are red.
Mourning Collared Dove
Stocky pigeon with black half-ring at back of neck and reddish skin around eyes and on legs. Remainder of bird is largely gray-brown.
Speckled Pigeon
Large common pigeon with a distinct red patch around the eye and white spots on a gray and brown mantle.
Namaqua Dove
Bill is orange-red and the tail is long and tapered to a narrow point point. Male birds like this one have a black face.
Rock Dove
The domestic pigeon. Introduced to Kenya's cities where it thrives as in cities everywhere.
African Green Pigeon
Bill is bicolored red and light gray. Throat, chest and belly are yellow-green color. Often high in fruiting trees.