African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusTreron (Green-Pigeons)
- SpeciesTreron calvus (African Green Pigeon)
The African green pigeon (Treron calvus) 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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Green Pigeon at Liwonde National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there