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African Green Pigeon

treron calvus

The African Green Pigeon is a beautiful bird that has bright green feathers! It loves to eat fruits and can often be seen perched in trees, making it a colorful sight in the wild.

Lebensraum: They live in tropical and subtropical forests across Africa.

Aussehen

The African Green Pigeon has vibrant, apple-green plumage that makes it excellent at camouflage. It features a distinctive red patch at the base of its bill and bright yellow legs. Males also display a small purple-grey patch on their shoulders.

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African Green Pigeon

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Their nests are so flimsy, you can sometimes see the eggs right through them!

These pigeons have soft pads on their feet for gripping slippery branches.

They often hang upside down like bats to reach juicy fruits!

They swallow large seeds whole, helping new trees grow far away!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

African Green Pigeon has bright green feathers that help them perfectly blend with leafy trees, making them hard to spot.

African Green Pigeon can swallow large fruits whole, like figs, because of their wide gape, allowing efficient feeding.

African Green Pigeon has strong feet that help them cling to branches upside down to reach ripe, hanging fruits.

Maße und Details

Länge: 25-30 cm
Flügelspannweite: 45-50 cm
Gewicht: 0.16-0.29 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Gelegegröße: 1-2
Brutzeit: 13-14 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

A tropical fruitarian, especially loving figs and other juicy wild fruits!

Hauptnahrung

Figs
Berries
Wild Plums
Guava
Flower Petals

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Sycamore Fig

Ficus sycomorus

A primary food source, especially for fruits.

eaten by

African Goshawk

Accipiter tachiro

A common bird of prey that hunts pigeons.

depends on

Broom Cluster Fig

Ficus sur

Provides crucial food; pigeons disperse its seeds.

eats

Jackalberry

Diospyros mespiliformis

Feeds on the fruits of this tree.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.