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Bruce’s Green Pigeon
Treron waalia
Bruce's Green Pigeon (Treron waalia) — Pigeons & Doves of Africa.
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The Bruce’s Green Pigeon (Treron waalia) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Africa and Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 254 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Treron
- Species waalia
Where it lives
Southwestern Arabian Pen., Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Socotra and Uganda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 254 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon (Treron waalia) is a member of the Columbidae family, within the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Africa and Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers AF, PAL sw Arabian Pen., Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Socotra and Uganda.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 254 g, with a wing length of about 17.9 cm and a tail of around 10.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 5.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bruce’s Green Pigeon?
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon is a large bird that weighs around 254 g.
Where does the Bruce’s Green Pigeon live?
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon is found across Africa and Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering AF, PAL sw Arabian Pen., Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Socotra and Uganda, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bruce’s Green Pigeon belong to?
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon (Treron waalia) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Bruce’s Green Pigeon eat?
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Bruce’s Green Pigeon migrate?
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Bruce’s Green Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bruce’s Green Pigeon make?
1 real field recording of the Bruce’s Green Pigeon — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bruce’s Green Pigeon's range?
The Bruce’s Green Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 5.5 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.