Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis - Tourterelle masquée Tourtelette masquée

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Columbiformes

  • Family
    :

    Columbidés

  • Genus
    :

    Oena

  • Species
    :

    capensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 28 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 28 à 54 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Tourterelle masquée
♂ adult
Tourterelle masquée
♀ adult

Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Oena capensis capensis (Africa south of the Sahara, Socotra I., Arabia)
  • Oena capensis aliena (Madagascar)

Foreign names

  • Tourterelle masquée,
  • Tortolita rabilarga,
  • rolinha-rabilonga,
  • Kaptäubchen,
  • álarcos gerle,
  • Maskerduif,
  • Tortora maschera di ferro,
  • långstjärtsduva,
  • Maskedue,
  • namakva dlhochvostá,
  • hrdlička kapská,
  • Namaqua-due,
  • naamiokyyhky,
  • Namakwaduifie,
  • tortoreta cuallarga,
  • Spördúfa,
  • turkaweczka czarnogardła,
  • garastes ūbele,
  • dolgorepa grlica,
  • Капская горлица,
  • シッポウバト,
  • 小长尾鸠,
  • 小長尾鳩,

Voice song and cries

Tourterelle masquée
adult

Habitat

Tourterelle masquée
♀ adult

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 28-09-2011
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