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African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus (Temminck, CJ 1811)

The African green pigeon 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Treron
Scientific:
  Treron calvus

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1811)

Reference:
   Les Pigeons [Knip]

Protonym:
  Columba Calva

Type locality:
  Loango and Angola, restricted to Loango by Hartert and Goodson, antea, p. 349.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53205979

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  001465742A76224D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-00146574

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/00146574

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 676919

Geographic range:

  • Treron calvus calvus: eastern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and central Angola
  • Treron calvus virescens: Principe Island (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Treron calvus sharpei: Sierra Leone to s Nigeria and n Cameroon
  • Treron calvus nudirostris: Senegal to Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
  • Treron calvus poensis: Bioko I. (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Treron calvus uellensis: South Sudan, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda
  • Treron calvus brevicera: SW Ethiopia to n Tanzania e of Rift Valley (except for coast)
  • Treron calvus salvadorii: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Tanzania, Zambia, northern Malawi, and Mozambique
  • Treron calvus wakefieldii: coastal Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
  • Treron calvus schalowi: eastern Angola, northeastern Namibia, northern Botswana, and northwestern Zimbabwe
  • Treron calvus ansorgei: W Angola (south of Cuanza River)
  • Treron calvus vylderi: NW Namibia (east to Grootfontein)
  • Treron calvus gibberifrons: southeastern South Sudan south to the Lake Victoria Basin in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
  • Treron calvus [delalandii, glaucus or orientalis]: coast from southeastern Tanzania south to South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
  • Treron calvus granti: Lowlands of e Tanzania and Zanzibar
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Green-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom verdós africà
Czech:
holub africký
Danish:
Papegøjedue
German:
Rotnasen-Grüntaube
Spanish:
Vinago africano común
Spanish (Spain):
Vinago Africano Común
Finnish:
afrikanviherkyyhky
French:
Colombar à front nu
Croatian:
afrička voćarica
Hungarian:
afrikai lombgalamb
Icelandic:
Grændúfa
Italian:
Piccione verde africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikaaobato
Japanese:
アフリカアオバト
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis žaliasis karvelis
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Papegaaiduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Afrikagrøndue
Norwegian:
Afrikagrønndue
Polish:
treron krasnonosy
Portuguese:
Pombo-verde-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pombo-verde-africano
Russian:
Африканский зелёный голубь
Slovak:
trerón figovníkový
Serbian:
Afrički zeleni golub
Swedish:
afrikansk grönduva
Ukrainian:
Вінаго африканський
Chinese:
非洲绿鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲綠鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colombar à front nu ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colombar à front nu ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Clements 3rd edition:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Green-pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calva) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
African Green Pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Treron calvus [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Treron calvus [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Treron [calvus or pembaensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Papegaaiduif
Bengali: িঅচিকান ঴চযয়ার
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāna hariẏāla
Catalan: Colom verdós africà
Czech: Holub africký
Danish: Østafrikansk papegøjedue, Papegøjedue
German: Grüne Fruchttaube, Rotnasengrüntaube, Rotnasen-Grüntaube
English: African Fruit-Pigeon, African Green Pigeon, African Green-Pigeon, Bare-faced Green Pigeon, Delalande's Green-Pigeon, Green Fruit-Pigeon, Green Pigeon, Guinean Green Pigeon
English, HBW: African/Grey-breasted Green-pigeon
English (IOC): African Green Pigeon
English (Kenya): African Green Pigeon
English (United States): African Green-Pigeon
Esperanto: Afrika verda kolombo
Spanish: Vinago Africano, Vinago africano común
Spanish (Spain): Vinago Africano Común
Spanish (HBW): African Green-Pigeon
Estonian: aafrika viigituvi
Finnish: Afrikanviherkyyhky
French: Colombar à front nu, Colombar de la Guinée, Pigeon frugivore à face nue, Pigeon vert à front nu
Croatian: afrička voćarica
Hungarian: afrikai lombgalamb
Icelandic: Grændúfa
Italian: Piccione verde africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikaaobato
Japanese: アフリカアオバト
Kwangali: Mpungu Huriti
Kirghiz: Африка жашыл көгүчкөнү
Scientific: Columba Calva, Treon calva, Treron calva, Treron calva calva, Treron calvus, Treron calvus calvus, Vinago calva
Lithuanian: Afrikinis žaliasis karvelis
Maltese: beċċun aħdar Afrikan
Dutch: Afrikaanse Papegaaiduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikagrøndue
Norwegian: Afrikagrønndue
Polish: treron krasnonosy
Portuguese: Pombo-verde-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): Pombo-verde-africano
Russian: Африканский зеленый голубь, Африканский зелёный голубь
Slovak: trerón figovníkový
Shona: Huriti
Serbian: Afrički zeleni golub
Siswant: Litubantfontfo
Swedish: Afrikansk grönduva
Swahili: Ninga
Tswana: Leebamoru
Turkish: Kırmızı burunlu yeşil güvercin
Tsonga: Nghwamba
Ukrainian: Вінаго африканський
Xhosa: Intendekwane
Chinese: 非洲绿鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲綠鳩
Zulu: iJubantondo

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