African green pigeon | |
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T. c. sharpei, Ghana | |
T. c. delalandii, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Treron |
Species: | T. calvus
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Binomial name | |
Treron calvus (Temminck, 1811)
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Synonyms | |
Treron calva (Temminck, CJ 1811) |
The African green pigeon (Treron calvus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, and one of 5 green pigeon species in the Afrotropics. The species has a wide range in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 17 accepted races.[2]