← Alle voëls – All birds
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Kransduif
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Familie / Family: Columbidae
Spesienommer / Species number: 311
🏡 Bly hier – Resident
Hierdie voël bly die hele jaar by ons.
This bird lives here all year round.
Afrikaans
'n Groot grys duif met rooibruin vlerke vol wit spikkels en rooi vel om die oë. Dit eet sade, graan en vrugte.
Waar by die skool? Kyk op dakke en geboue.
Wil jy weet? Oorspronklik het dit op kranse gebly – nou maak dit graag nes op geboue. 'n Gebou is net 'n mensgemaakte krans!
English
A large grey pigeon with red-brown wings full of white speckles and red skin around the eyes. It eats seeds, grain and fruit.
Where at school? Look on roofs and buildings.
Did you know? It originally lived on cliffs – now it happily nests on buildings. A building is just a man-made cliff!
