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09/05/2020

The laughing dove is a long-tailed, slim pigeon, typically 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. It is pinkish brown on the underside with a lilac tinged head and neck. The head and underparts are pinkish, shading to buff on the lower abdomen. A chequered rufous and grey patch is found on the sides of the neck and are made up of split feathers. The upper parts are brownish with a bluish-grey band along the wing. The back is uniform and dull brown in the Indian population.

The African populations senegalensis and phoenicophila have a bluish grey rump and upper tail coverts but differ in the shades of the neck and wing feathers while aegyptiaca is larger and the head and nape are vinous and upper wing coverts are rufous.

The tail is graduated and the outer feathers are tipped in white. The sexes are indistinguishable in the field.

Young birds lack the chequered neck markings. The legs are red. The populations vary slightly in plumage with those from more arid zones being paler. Abnormal leucistic plumages have been noted.

The chuckling call is a low rolling croo-doo-doo-doo-doo with a rising and falling amplitude.

Description - Wikipedia
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08/05/2020

"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

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08/05/2020

Our very own Okpo, Abubro. The Laughing Doves (Spilopelia senegalensis) are small African pigeons that were named for their distinctive coo vocalizations that are reminiscent of human laughter. Regionally, they are also known as Indian Little Brown Doves, Laughing Turtle Doves, Little Brown Doves, Palm Doves and Senegal Doves.

They are found in woodland areas, semi-desert habitats, on dry farmland, in scrub, thornbrush, suburban parks, villages, Acacia plantations and gardens. They are typically seen alone or in pairs - rarely in larger groups. In urban areas, they can become quite confiding.

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04/05/2020

Seen in Ghana. Village Weaver name derives from their usual habits of nesting near villages in Africa, probably for protection.
The Village Weaver lives in open habitats such as savannahs, fields and gardens, open woodlands and human habitation. It may form noisy colonies in towns. This species needs large trees for nesting, such as palms, and may also nest in reedbeds along rivers and streams.

04/05/2020

Seen in Ghana.

Village Weaver name derives from their usual habits of nesting near villages in Africa, probably for protection.

The Village Weaver lives in open habitats such as savannahs, fields and gardens, open woodlands and human habitation. It may form noisy colonies in towns. This species needs large trees for nesting, such as palms, and may also nest in reedbeds along rivers and streams.

28/04/2020

"The Western Grey Plantain-eater breeds solitary and both mates defend strongly the territory. At the beginning of the breeding season, usually at the onset of rainfalls, we can hear much calling and several displays are reported.
The male performs flight displays during which it rises vertically from treetop, and then descends in a tumbling dive to its mate, while she remains perched with outstretched wings and tail." - HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD vol 4 ------------------------------------

27/04/2020

Seen in Ghana. The Western Grey Plantain Eater. "This species performs beautiful aerial displays, but like all turacos, its flight is laboured and weak. On the other hand, it is very agile along branches and through the vegetation." - HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD vol 4 ------------------------------------

27/04/2020

The Western Grey Plantain-eater is arboreal. It feeds on fruits, wild and cultivated, from several plant species. It also takes blossoms and leaves, seeds and invertebrates. As living in dry habitats, it comes frequently to the ground for drinking. ---------------------------------

25/04/2020

Usually common in the rural areas this however found itself in the city of Accra, Ghana. The western plantain-eater, also known as the grey plantain-eater or western grey plantain-eater, is a large member of the turaco family, a group of large arboreal near-passerine birds restricted to Africa. This species is a resident breeder in open woodland habitats in tropical west Africa.

Scientific name: Crinifer piscator
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

Phylum: Chordata
Higher classification: Plantain-eater
Order: Turaco
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24/08/2019

Where did the birds go?🤔

22/01/2019