African Lemon Dove

African Lemon DoveThe Lemon Dove lives in African forests. It searches for food among leaf litter on the forest floor and eats seeds, fruit, insects, and other foods.What does it look like?The male has dark brown plumage, green gloss on the sides of the neck, cinnamon-brown underparts, and a white face and forehead. The female is a duller cinnamon brown. The feet, iris, and skin around the eye are red.How does it live?The Lemon Dove lives in African forests. It searches for food among leaf litter on the forest floor and eats seeds, fruit, insects, and other foods.It forages alone or in pairs among leaf litter on the forest floor. Its foods include seeds, berries, insects, molluscs, bulbs, and tubers; bamboo seeds are a particular favorite.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.