Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

A male seen at Lake Baringo National Park, Kenya. October 2016.

A small dove that often forages for seeds and flower buds on the ground and that has a long, slender, tapered tail feathers. The male is more striking in its plumage: The face and upper chest are black while the bill orange-red. Reddish-brown feathers in wings visible in-flight.

Columbidae -- Pigeon Family

Books:

• Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
• Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe

More Information:

• World Bird Database
• Wikipedia includes recording of call
• Encyclopedia of Life
• Google Images
• Google Scholar Literature Search