Treron calvus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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
| # | 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Pigeon sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an African Green Pigeon in Mole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month. Those are among Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
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.
13th of 41
Of the 41 parks where we can rate African Green Pigeon sightings, Mole National Park ranks 13th at about 20%. The best odds are in Kakum National Park (Ghana, about 70%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 50%) and Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Green Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (62 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
