Adult male at Arusha, Tanzania, and a female at Mapungubwe, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Oena Swainson, 1837
Species:
O. capensis
Binomial name
Oena capensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
Columba capensisLinnaeus, 1766
The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Arabia and Madagascar.
^BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Oena capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22690645A155517408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22690645A155517408.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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