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The Speckled Pigeon at Cotswold Wildlife Park

November 6, 2023 · Susie Kearley · Poultry 101

The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea) is native to Africa, and is especially common in open areas south of the Sahara Desert.

The Purple Swamphen

November 3, 2023 · Susie Kearley · Poultry 101

Purple swamphens are part of the rail family of birds like coots, the size of chickens with massive toes.

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