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Black-billed Wood Dove

Turtur abyssinicus

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Field Notes

Description:

Black-billed wood dove is a small dove, around 20 cm in length. It sports pale-grey head with a black bill. The rest of the body is pale-grey - pinkish - greyish.

Habitat:

Common resident bird along the Sahel belt. Looks for drier savannas and woodlands, here observed on island of Tuti - small rural island in the middle of Khartoum, right where Blue and White Nile meet.

Notes:

For my 1000th spotting I've chosen another bird from my Sudan bird archives. In spite of being rather common bird in Sahel belt, I saw this dove only once, in this fleeting moment. This is also its first occurence on Project NOAH.

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Many congratulations on your 1,000 spotting Zlatan. A beautiful dove, thank you for sharing it with us.

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