Episode 1672
Blue-headed wood dove
Wed, 2021-Dec-01 01:19 UTC
Length - 1:43
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The random article for Wednesday, 1 December 2021 is Blue-headed wood dove.
The blue-headed wood dove (Turtur brehmeri), also known as the blue-headed dove, is a medium-sized (up to 25 cm long), rufous brown wood-dove with bluish-grey head, iridescent green patches on wings, reddish bill, dark brown iris, and dark red feet. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller in colour than adult.
The blue-headed wood dove is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.
The blue-headed wood dove nests in trees. The nest is made from twigs, leaves, and other vegetation. Its diet consists mainly of seeds, fallen fruits, insects, and small animals taken from feeding grounds. The female usually lays one to two eggs.
Widespread and locally common throughout its large range, the blue-headed wood dove is evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:19 UTC on Wednesday, 1 December 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Blue-headed wood dove on Wikipedia.
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