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− | [[Image:Bruces_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by balticbird]] | + | [[Image:Bruces_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|balticbird|balticbird}}<br />[[Ethiopia]], February 1997]] |
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] waalia | ;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] waalia | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Deep olive green head | + | *Deep olive green head |
+ | *Paler green throat and upper breast | ||
+ | *Yellow underparts | ||
+ | *Purple shoulder patches | ||
+ | *Deep olive green wings with buff edges | ||
+ | *Dark brown iris | ||
+ | *Orange legs and feet | ||
+ | *Light grey bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Africa]] | + | [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]<br /> |
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[DRC]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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+ | Subspecies ''T. w. jubaensis'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Treron+waalia}} | {{GSearch|Treron+waalia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]] |
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- Treron waalia
Identification
- Deep olive green head
- Paler green throat and upper breast
- Yellow underparts
- Purple shoulder patches
- Deep olive green wings with buff edges
- Dark brown iris
- Orange legs and feet
- Light grey bill
Distribution
Africa and the Middle East
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, DRC
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra, Oman
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies T. w. jubaensis is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Savanna.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bruce's Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bruce%27s_Green_Pigeon