African Olive or Rameron Pigeon

African Olive or Rameron Pigeon / Pigeons

Columba arquatrix

This beautiful pigeon is easily distinguished from other pigeons by its stunning purplish plumage and yellow bill, eye patch and legs.

We first recorded this species in  January 2010 while taking a walk around our Johannesburg neighbourhood of Melrose North. We are lucky to see these birds regularly, especially when the trees outside our home are fruiting.

Other good spots to see these birds are Magoeboskloof in the Limpopo Province and Giants Castle in the central Drakensberg.

 


African Olive Pigeon / Giant’s Castle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa / December 2020 African Olive Pigeon / Giant’s Castle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa / December 2020 African Olive or Rameron Pigeon / Melrose-North, Johannesburg, South Africa / 19 July 2014 Olive Green Pigeon / Giants Castle, Drakensberg, South Africa / 30 March 2013 African Olive Pigeon / Giant’s Castle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa / December 2020 Olive Green Pigeon / Giants Castle, Drakensberg, South Africa / 30 March 2013 African Olive Pigeon / Bullfrog Pan, Benoni, South Africa / 28 February 2015 Rameron Pigeon / Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa / 03 August 2013 African Olive or Rameron Pigeon / Melrose-North, Johannesburg, South Africa / 19 July 2014 Olive Green Pigeon / Giants Castle, Drakensberg, South Africa / 30 March 2013 African Olive or Rameron Pigeon / Melrose North, South Africa African Olive Pigeon / Bullfrog Pan, Benoni, South Africa / 28 February 2015
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