Bruce's green pigeon (Treron waalia), also known as the yellow-bellied fruit pigeon or the yellow-bellied green pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
| Bruce's green pigeon | |
|---|---|
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| At Day Forest National Park, Djibouti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. waalia |
| Binomial name | |
| Treron waalia (Meyer, 1793) | |
Its range extends across the Sudan (region) towards the Red Sea and the Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna and Dhofar Mountains.
It is a frugivore bird species that specialises on eating the fruits of a single species of fig tree, Ficus platyphylla.[2] Unlike most birds, it does not have a uropygial gland.[3]
Description
editDespite its name, Bruce's green pigeon is mostly grey with a light yellow breast and olive green upper wings.[citation needed]
References
edit- ↑ BirdLife International. (2024). "Treron waalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T22691212A264001974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22691212A264001974.en.
- ↑ Kissling, WD; Rahbek, C; Böhning-Gaese, K (2007). "Food plant diversity as broad-scale determinant of avian frugivore richness". Proc. Biol. Sci. 274 (1611): 799–808. doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.0311. PMC 2093978. PMID 17251107.
- ↑ Chiale, María Cecilia; Carril, Julieta; Montalti, Diego; Barbeito, Claudio (2019-07-29). "The uropygial gland of the Eared Dove and its evolutionary history within the Columbiformes (Aves)". Journal of Ornithology. 160 (4): 1171–1181. doi:10.1007/s10336-019-01691-6. hdl:11336/127740. ISSN 2193-7192. S2CID 199372640.
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