Madagascan green pigeon

Madagascan green pigeon
At Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species: T. australis
Binomial name
Treron australis
(Linnaeus, 1771)

The Madagascan green pigeon (Treron australis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte. The taxon griveaudi, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Madagascan green pigeon, is sometimes considered a separate species, the Comoros green pigeon (Treron comorensis). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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