Order Columbiformes Genus Treron Higher classification Green pigeon | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Treron waalia Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Pigeons and doves, Bird, Green pigeon, African green pigeon, Red‑eyed dove | ||
Bruce s green pigeon
The Bruce's green pigeon (Treron waalia) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen. It is a frugivore bird species that specialises on eating the fruits of a single species of fig tree, Ficus platphylla.
Contents
Bruce s green pigeon wadi darbat oman 03 01 2012
Description
Despite its name, the Bruce's green pigeon is not green but is grey with a light yellow breast instead.
References
Bruce's green pigeon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA