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==Identification==
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*Deep olive green head
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*Paler green throat and upper breast
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*Yellow underparts
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*Purple shoulder patches
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*Deep olive green wings with buff edges
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*Dark brown iris
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*Orange legs and feet
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*Light grey bill
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==Distribution==
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[[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]<br />
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'''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 />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]]<br />
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'''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]]
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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Subspecies ''T. w. jubaensis'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
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Savanna.
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==Behaviour==
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Avibase
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Photo by mikemik
Socotra, Yemen, November 2012
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

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase

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