Bruce's green pigeon
Species of bird
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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
Despite its name, Bruce's green pigeon is mostly grey with a light yellow breast and olive green upper wings.[citation needed]
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