About: African Green Pigeon

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The African green pigeon (Treron calvus), is a species of pigeon in the Columbidae family, and one of 5 green pigeon species in the Afrotropics. As with others in their genus, they frequent tree canopies where their parrot-like climbing ability enable them to reach fruit, but rarely also forage on the ground. The species has a wide range in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 17 accepted races.

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rdfs:label	African Green Pigeon
rdfs:comment	The African green pigeon (Treron calvus), is a species of pigeon in the Columbidae family, and one of 5 green pigeon species in the Afrotropics. As with others in their genus, they frequent tree canopies where their parrot-like climbing ability enable them to reach fruit, but rarely also forage on the ground. The species has a wide range in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 17 accepted races.
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dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Animalia Birds of Africa Chordata Columbiformes Columbidae Aves Birds of South Africa Birds of Ethiopia Birds of Rwanda Birds of Burundi Birds of São Tomé and Príncipe Birds of Senegal Birds of Mozambique Birds of Zambia Birds of Uganda Birds of Guinea-Bissau Birds of Sierra Leone Birds of Malawi Birds of the Gambia Birds of Nigeria Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Birds of Kenya Birds of Cameroon Birds of Tanzania Birds of Botswana Birds of Zimbabwe Birds of Angola Birds of Namibia Birds of South Sudan Treroninae Treron Animals Described in 1811
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Status	Least Concern
Name	African Green Pigeon
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Species	Treron calvus
Genus	Treron
Class	Aves
Family	Columbidae
Order	Columbiformes
Phylum	Chordata
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abstract	The African green pigeon (Treron calvus), is a species of pigeon in the Columbidae family, and one of 5 green pigeon species in the Afrotropics. As with others in their genus, they frequent tree canopies where their parrot-like climbing ability enable them to reach fruit, but rarely also forage on the ground. The species has a wide range in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 17 accepted races. Adult birds have maroon shoulder patches (olive in immatures) and rufous undertail coverts. They reach a length of 25–28 cm. Their call is a series of flowing whistles, rendered as ‘thweeeloo, thweeeoo’. They inhabit riparian forest, woodland and savanna, where they associate with fruiting trees, especially wild fig (Ficus) species, including Ficus sycomorus and Ficus sur, and in cities the ornamental Chinese banyan. They also take fruit of Saffrons (Cassine spp.), Jacket plum (Pappea capensis), Buffalo thorn (Ziziphus mucronata), Water berry (Syzygium cordatum) and Jackalberry (Diospyros mespiliformis). They may also feed on exotic Loquats and Mulberries, or on carrion by occasion. They may occur and breed in high densities but are prone to regular local movements. Their range includes Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They nest in a tree fork that offers an adequate vantage point of their surrounds. The nest is a weak platform of sticks, collected by the male and arranged by the female. Nesting may take place in any month of the year, though mostly in summer. 1-2 eggs are laid that hatch in 13–14 days. Chicks leave the nest at about 12 days.

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