This story originates from the Zulu tribes in South Africa. Now here we have got another bird with a very remarkable and somehow sad history amongst our people. It is a plump beautiful creature. This bird, our people say, is the bird of mourning, a bird of sadness, a bird of sorrow. It is a […]
Category: Columbiformes
Bird stories, Crested Pigeon and the Diamon Dove
An Australian Aboriginal tale. A long time ago, the Diamond Dove (Kurukuku) had some nice grinding stones. Every day, she would go out to collect seeds and bring them back to grind to make damper. Crested Pigeon (Mulambada) used to watch Diamond Dove grinding her food and often wished he had some stones like that. […]
Bird stories, Cape Dove (Oena capensis)
The Cape Dove has the strange name of Tsidzotononina (Unspeakable) among the Tankla or forest tribes, probably because its more common name had become tabooed or sacred through having formed part of the name of one of their chiefs. This seems confirmed by the fact that the other provincial name of this Dove, Katbto, is […]
Bird stories, Bengal Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
The belief of the hill-tribes in north-eastern India, the natives of Furredpore in eastern Bengal say that whenever this bird descends to the water’s edge for a drink it holds a twig in its claws ; it prides itself on living altogether on trees, and in order that it may not be accused of perching […]
Bird stories, African Olive Pigeon
Because of its song “Ngiuu, Ngiuu,†the Tembo people think that it is ill and about to die. It is also called “Chitinga†(= crown) because it has a crown on the head. It is a kingly bird. Edible. Kizungu, B., et al. ETHNO-ORNITHOLOGY OF THE TEMBO IN EASTERN DRC (FORMER ZAIRE): PART ONE, KALEHE […]
The census and distribution of winteringwoodpigeons Columba palumbus in theIberian peninsula
Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Science Article 1 abstract Throughout the 1997-1998, 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons, Woodpigeon population censuseswere carried out in their traditional Iberian wintering area, which comprises the southwesternquadrant of the Peninsula. The method applied was the direct counting of flocks incommunal roosts, of which 210 have been checked so far. Four counts were carried […]
Nonlinear phenomena and song evolution in Streptopelia doves
Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur) Science Article 1 abstract The production of complex bird song is commonly achieved through neuromuscular activity of respiratory,syringeal and craniomandibular systems. According to nonlinear dynamics theory, however, complexity can also emergespontaneously from very simple and deterministic systems, without any external control. Thus far, studies linking bird songcomplexity with nonlinear dynamics are very […]
Eimeria curvata n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) inColumbina talpacoti and Scardafella squammata(Aves: Columbidae) from Brazil
Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti) Science Article 2 abstract Eimeria curvata is a new coccidian described in the doves Columbina talpacoti and Scardafellasquammata from western of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The oocysts are ovoid to ellipsoid, 18.3 (17-19)
REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF THE RUDDY GROUND-DOVE ON THE CENTRAL PLATEAU OF BRAZIL
Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti) Science Article 1 abstract The reproductive ecology of the Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)was studied between January 1982 and February 1983 in the Cerrado of the Central Plateauof Brazil. A total of 2 18 nests were found in 19 plant species, at heights ranging from groundlevel to 7.5 m. Nest construction was […]
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ABUNDANCE PATTERNS OF RUDDY QUAIL-DOVES (GEOTRYGON MOKWVi4) NEAR MANAUS, BRAZIL
Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana) Science Article 1 abstract We analyzed patterns of abundance of Ruddy Quail-Doves (Geotrygon montana)base on 12 years of mist-net data (457 captures) from terrajirme forest near Manausin central Amazonian Brazil. Unlike most understory birds at the study site, G. montanavaried greatly in abundance. Quail-doves disappeared for months and then reappeared,usually during […]