African green pigeon

African green pigeon
T. c. sharpei, Ghana
T. c. delalandii, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species:
T. calvus
Binomial name
Treron calvus
(Temminck, 1811)
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]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Treron calvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45433492A95154637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45433492A95154637.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "African Green-pigeon (Treron calva)". Internet Bird Collection. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 22 October 2012.