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African Green Pigeon

Treron calvus (Temminck, 1811) — also called African Green-Pigeon, African Green-Pigeon (African). Occurrence records of the African Green Pigeon are shared on GBIF from around 44 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Wonderboom Nature Reserve (520 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernColumbidae
44reserves with records
2 658records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng520
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga270
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga211
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West204
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo158
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal152
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West139
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal138
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga86
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga75
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo62
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal58
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga56
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo56
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo51
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga46
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected areaEC Eastern Cape44
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape38
Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal31
Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga29
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo25
Selati Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo20
Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape18
White River Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga18
Shaws GateNature reserveMP Mpumalanga18
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga17
Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal17
River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal16
Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo12
Hluleka Nature ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape7
Lanner GorgeProtected areaLP Limpopo7
Hluleka Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaEC Eastern Cape7
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape7
Island Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape5
Makalali ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo5
Balule Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo5
Umtamvuna Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal5
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga5
Mzamba Fossil bedsProtected heritage siteKZN KwaZulu-Natal4
ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserveEC Eastern Cape4
9 Highlands WildernessNature reserveLP Limpopo4
56 Highlands WildernessNature reserveLP Limpopo3
CrocworldNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
NtsikeniNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2

By province

Limpopo
12 reserves
Mpumalanga
11 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
10 reserves
Eastern Cape
8 reserves
North West
2 reserves
Gauteng
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Columbiformes
Scientific name
Treron calvus
GBIF taxon
2495783
Wikidata
Q512566

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.