The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea) is a large pigeon at 41 cm in length. Its back and wings are reddish brown in colour. The wings are heavily speckled with white spots. The rest of the upperparts and underparts are blue-grey, and the head is grey with red patches around the eye. The neck is brownish, streaked with white, and the legs are red. Sexes are similar, but immatures are browner than adults and lack the red eye patches. The call is a loud doo-doo-doo.
Diet: Feeds mostly on seeds on the ground. It's often seen around cultivated fields of wheat, maize, and other cultivated grain crops.
Habitat and Reproduction: Frequently seen around human habitation and cultivated fields. This species builds a large stick nest on protected rocky outcrops and in urban areas often under the eaves of flat roofs. It lays two white eggs.