▁w ides p read ▁resident ▁bre eding ▁bird ▁in ▁a ▁bel t ▁across ▁Africa ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁Des ert . ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁abund ant ▁in ▁scr ub ▁and ▁sav ann ah . ▁It ▁builds ▁a ▁stick ▁nest ▁in ▁a ▁tree , ▁often ▁an ▁ac acia , ▁and ▁l ays ▁two ▁white ▁eggs . ▁Its ▁flight ▁is ▁quick , ▁with ▁the ▁regular ▁be ats ▁and ▁an ▁occas ional ▁sharp ▁f lick ▁of ▁the ▁wings ▁which ▁are ▁characteristic ▁of ▁p ige ons ▁in ▁general . ▁ ▁Vin ace ous ▁dove ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁stock y ▁p ige on , ▁typically ▁ 2 5   cm ▁in ▁length . ▁Its ▁back , ▁wings ▁and ▁tail ▁are ▁pale ▁brown . ▁When ▁flying , ▁it ▁shows ▁a ▁black ish ▁under wing . ▁The ▁head ▁and ▁the ▁under parts ▁are ▁pale ▁p ink ish - gre y , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁black ▁h ind ▁neck ▁patch ▁ed ged ▁with ▁white . ▁The ▁legs ▁are ▁red , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁white ▁in ▁the ▁tail . ▁Sex es ▁are ▁similar , ▁but ▁ju ven iles ▁are ▁d ull er ▁than ▁adult s . ▁The ▁call ▁is ▁a ▁fast ▁co o - cu - cu - co o . ▁ ▁Vin ace ous ▁do ves ▁eat ▁grass ▁se eds , ▁gra ins ▁and ▁other ▁veget ation . ▁They ▁are ▁quite ▁terrest rial , ▁and ▁usually ▁for age ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Un like ▁several ▁other ▁species ▁in ▁this ▁genus , ▁they ▁are ▁very ▁gre