| Namaqua dove | |
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| Adult male at Arusha, Tanzania, and a female at Mapungubwe, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Oena Swainson, 1837 |
| Species: | O. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Columba capensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as well as Arabia and Madagascar.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Oena capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22690645A155517408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22690645A155517408.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.