African Lemon Dove
Aplopelia larvata
Summary 2
The African Lemon-dove or Cinnamon Dove (Columba larvata) is a bird species in the pigeon family (Columbidae). It differs from the other African pigeons of the genus Columba by its terrestrial habits and the white face and forehead of adult males; it is therefore sometimes separated in the genus Aplopelia. Some treat the Gulf of Guinea populations (São Tomé Lemon-dove) as a separate species C. simplex (or A. simplex), others as subspecies of C. larvata. In...
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