Treron calvus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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.
Adult African green pigeons have maroon patches on the top of their wings and the juveniles have an olive color. The upperparts are grayish-green to yellowish-green; the thighs are yellow; and the feet and bill are red with the bill having a white tip.
T. c. calvus: eastern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and central Angola T. c. sharpei: Sierra Leone to south Nigeria and north Cameroon T. c. uellensis: South Sudan, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda
T. c. brevicera: Southwest Ethiopia to north Tanzania east of Rift Valley (except for coast) T. c. salvadorii: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Tanzania, Zambia, northern Malawi, and Mozambique Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 3 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 5 | Lomé | 🇹🇬 Togo | |
| 6 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 7 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverbanks Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Pigeon sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Pigeon in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Green Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate African Green Pigeon sightings, Pretoria ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kampala (Uganda, about 20%) and Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 20%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the African Green Pigeon that you can see in Pretoria (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Laughing Dove (about 80%), Red-eyed Dove (about 70%) and Cape Turtle Dove (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Green Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Pretoria (74 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
