Speckled Pigeon

Le Pigeon roussard (Columba guinea) ou Pigeon de Guinée, est une espèce d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Columbidae. Description C'est un grand pigeon, d'une longueur de 41 cm. Son dos et ailes sont rousses, et ces dernières fortement tachetées de blanc.

The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), also known as the African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizable gaps in its distribution. Taxonomy In 1747 the English naturalist George Edwards included a description and an illustration of the speckled pigeon in the second volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds.

La paloma de Guinea​ (Columba guinea) es una especie de ave columbiforme de la familia Columbidae ampliamente distribuida por el África subsahariana. Subespecies Se conocen dos subespecies de Columba guinea:​ Columba guinea guinea Linnaeus, 1758 Columba guinea phaeonota Gray, G. R.