▁The ▁female ▁usually ▁l ays ▁two ▁cre amy ▁white ▁eggs . ▁ ▁Status ▁W ides p read ▁throughout ▁its ▁range , ▁the ▁population ▁tr end ▁of ▁the ▁le mon ▁dove ▁is ▁stable ▁and ▁the ▁bird ▁is ▁evaluated ▁as ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁least ▁concern ▁on ▁the ▁IU CN ▁Red ▁List ▁of ▁Th re aten ed ▁Species . ▁Non eth eless , ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁decl ining ▁in ▁certain ▁parts ▁of ▁its ▁range ; ▁in ▁T anz ania ▁for ▁example ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁rare ▁above ▁ ▁AS L ▁in ▁the ▁N gu u ▁North ▁Forest ▁Reserve , ▁but ▁not ▁at ▁all ▁common ▁in ▁some ▁lower - lying ▁habitat . ▁It ▁is ▁nearly ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁J ensen , ▁F lem ming ▁P .; ▁T ø t tr up , ▁Anders ▁P . ▁& ▁Christ ensen , ▁Kim ▁D . ▁( 2 0 0 5 ): ▁The ▁av ifa una ▁of ▁coast al ▁for ests ▁in ▁sout heast ▁T anz ania . ▁Sc opus ▁ 2 5 : ▁ 1 - 2 2 . ▁PDF ▁full text ▁ ▁Sed don , ▁N .; ▁Ek st rom , ▁J . M . M .; ▁C apper , ▁D . R .; ▁I sh er wood , ▁I . S .; ▁M una , ▁R .; ▁P ople , ▁R . G .; ▁Tar imo ▁& ▁Tim othy , ▁E . J . ▁( 1 9 9 9 ): ▁The ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁N ilo