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− | [[Image:AfrGreenPigeon_juninho_UluKenya.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Location: Ulu, [[Kenya]] ]] | + | [[Image:AfrGreenPigeon_juninho_UluKenya.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Location: Ulu, [[Kenya]], July 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] calva | ;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] calva | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Grey green to | + | *Grey-green to yellowish-green upperparts |
− | + | *Yellow thighs | |
+ | *Mauve patches on the top of the wing | ||
+ | *White-tipped red bill | ||
+ | *Red feet | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | Widespread in sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | |
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], The [[Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zanzibar]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''South Africa''': [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Treron calvus'' has 17 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Treron calvus'' has 17 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''T. c. nudirostris'' | *''T. c. nudirostris'' | ||
:*[[Senegal]] to [[Gambia]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]] | :*[[Senegal]] to [[Gambia]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]] | ||
− | [[Image:African_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}}<br>Photo taken: Lamin fields, [[The Gambia]]]] | + | [[Image:African_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}}<br>Photo taken: Lamin fields, [[The Gambia]], November 2005]] |
*''T. c. sharpei'' | *''T. c. sharpei'' | ||
:*[[Sierra Leone]] to southern [[Nigeria]] and northern [[Cameroon]] | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to southern [[Nigeria]] and northern [[Cameroon]] | ||
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*''T. c. delalandii'' | *''T. c. delalandii'' | ||
:*Coastal [[Kenya]] to south-eastern [[South Africa]] | :*Coastal [[Kenya]] to south-eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Forests, bushveld, savanna; always associated with fruiting trees, especially figs. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Arboreal. | Arboreal. | ||
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes fruit, particularly figs. | The diet includes fruit, particularly figs. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
The nest is a frail platform of coarse twigs and leaves. 1-2 eggs are laid and incubated for 13 days. | The nest is a frail platform of coarse twigs and leaves. 1-2 eggs are laid and incubated for 13 days. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}}#Avibase |
+ | #Africa Bird Guide | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Treron+calva}} | {{GSearch|Treron+calva}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]] |
Revision as of 15:36, 6 June 2009
- Treron calva
Identification
- Grey-green to yellowish-green upperparts
- Yellow thighs
- Mauve patches on the top of the wing
- White-tipped red bill
- Red feet
Distribution
Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe
Taxonomy
Treron calvus has 17 subspecies:[1]
- T. c. nudirostris
- Senegal to Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
- T. c. sharpei
- Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria and northern Cameroon
- T. c. calvus
- T. c. poensis
- T. c. uellensis
- T. c. brevicerus
- T. c. salvadorii
- T. c. granviki
- T. c. wakefieldii
- T. c. granti
- T. c. orientalis
- Southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique
- T. c. schalowi
- T. c. chobiensis
- T. c. ansorgei
- Western Angola
- T. c. vylderi
- North-western Namibia
- T. c. damarensis
- T. c. delalandii
- Coastal Kenya to south-eastern South Africa
Habitat
Forests, bushveld, savanna; always associated with fruiting trees, especially figs.
Behaviour
Arboreal.
Diet
The diet includes fruit, particularly figs.
Breeding
The nest is a frail platform of coarse twigs and leaves. 1-2 eggs are laid and incubated for 13 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Avibase
- Africa Bird Guide
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Green_Pigeon