Treron calvus [calvus, incl. glaucus] (African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus])

African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus]

Treron calvus [calvus, incl. glaucus] (= Treron calvus 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 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:
E9C05A9CA8E0B6F4

Avibase ID:
avibase-E9C05A9C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E9C05A9C

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: Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea)
Treron calvus sharpei: Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria and northern Cameroon
Treron calvus nudirostris: Senegal to Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
Treron calvus poensis: Bioko Island (Gulf of Guinea)
Treron calvus uellensis: South Sudan, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda
Treron calvus brevicera: southwestern Ethiopia to northern Tanzania east 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: western Angola (south of Cuanza River)
Treron calvus vylderi: northwestern Namibia (east to Grootfontein)
Treron calvus gibberifrons: southeastern South Sudan southward to the Lake Victoria Basin in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus]
French:
Colombar à front nu [calvus incl. glaucus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus, incl. glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus, incl. glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus, incl. glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Green-Pigeon [calvus or glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus or glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Green-Pigeon [calvus or glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus or glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Green-Pigeon [calvus or glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus or glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Green-Pigeon [calvus or glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus or glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus incl. glaucus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus] ( Treron calvus [calvus incl. glaucus])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Green-pigeon ( Treron calvus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Treron calvus

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Afrikaans: Papegaaiduif
Catalan: Colom verdós africà
Czech: holub africký
Danish: Papegøjedue
German: Rotnasen-Grüntaube
English: African Green-pigeon, African Green-Pigeon (African), African Green-Pigeon [calvus incl. glaucus], African Green-Pigeon [calvus or glaucus]
English (IOC): African Green Pigeon (African)
Esperanto: Afrika verda kolombo
Spanish: Vinago Africano, Vinago africano común
Spanish (Spain): Vinago africano común (grupo calvus)
Estonian: aafrika viigituvi
Finnish: afrikanviherkyyhky
French: Colombar à front nu, Colombar à front nu [calvus incl. glaucus], Colombar à front nu [calvus or glaucus], Colombar à front nu [calvus ou glaucus], Colombar à front nu [calvus]
Hungarian: afrikai lombgalamb
Icelandic: Grændúfa [calvus hópur]
Italian: Piccione verde africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikaaobato, afurikaaobato (calvus guru-pu)
Japanese: アフリカアオバト, アフリカアオバト (calvus グループ)
Kwangali: Mpungu Huriti
Scientific: Columba Calva, Treron calvus, Treron calvus [calvus Group], Treron calvus [calvus incl. glaucus], Treron calvus [calvus or glaucus], Treron calvus [calvus, incl. glaucus], Treron calvus calvus
Lithuanian: Afrikinis žaliasis karvelis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Papegaaiduif
Norwegian: Afrikagrønndue, afrikagrønndue (calvus gr.)
Polish: treron krasnonosy
Portuguese: Pombo-verde-africano
Russian: Африканский зелёный голубь
Slovak: trerón figovníkový
Shona: Huriti
Siswant: Litubantfontfo
Swedish: Afrikansk grönduva
Swahili: Ninga
Tswana: Leebamoru
Tsonga: Nghwamba
Xhosa: Intendekwane
Chinese: 非洲绿鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲綠鳩
Zulu: iJubantondo