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White-naped Pigeon
Columba albinucha Sassi, 1911
325 gWeight
The white-naped pigeon (Columba albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Most records: Uganda, Cameroon
Where and when it's recorded
White-naped Pigeon has been recorded at 10 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kibale NPUganda21 records
- Semuliki NPUganda8 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda7 records
More places
- Mt. KupeCameroon2 records
- Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda2 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda2 records
- Mt. Cameroon – Guinness TrackCameroon1 record
- Chimpanzee Forest LodgeUganda1 record
- Queen Elizabeth II NP – MweyaUganda1 record
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The white-naped pigeon (Columba albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Adamawa and Bongo massifs and the Albertine Rift montane forests on the other.
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Questions
How big is the White-naped Pigeon?
The White-naped Pigeon weighs around 325 g.
Where does the White-naped Pigeon live?
Its breeding range: Africa: Cameroon; eastern DR Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is most often recorded in Uganda and Cameroon.
Is the White-naped Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-naped Pigeon as Least Concern.
What does the White-naped Pigeon eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the White-naped Pigeon in?
It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 325 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 183 mm
- Tail
- 112 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: Cameroon; eastern DR Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- Genus
- Columba
Other birds in the genus Columba
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Snow PigeonColumba leuconota
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Yellow-eyed PigeonColumba eversmanni
Somali PigeonColumba oliviae
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Trocaz PigeonColumba trocaz
Bolle's PigeonColumba bollii
Laurel PigeonColumba junoniae
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