Madagascan green pigeon

Madagascan green pigeon
At Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Treron
Species: T. australis
Binomial name
Treron australis
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Treron australis in Madagascar

The Madagascan green pigeon (Treron australis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte. The taxon griveaudi, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Madagascan green pigeon, is sometimes considered a separate species, the Comoros green pigeon (Treron comorensis). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Treron australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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