Treron calvus
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In 3 days ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Pigeon sighting in Serrekunda on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 156th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Pigeon in Serrekunda on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Serrekunda's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 290 mm in August.
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.
6th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate African Green Pigeon sightings, Serrekunda ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kampala (Uganda, about 20%), Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 20%) and Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the African Green Pigeon that you can see in Serrekunda (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Red-eyed Dove (about 80%), Laughing Dove (about 80%) and Speckled Pigeon (about 70%), 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 Serrekunda (18 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.
