How big is a Madagascar Green Pigeon?

The Madagascar Green Pigeon is a medium sized bird weighing about 229 g.

Where can you see a Madagascar Green Pigeon?

The Madagascar Green Pigeon occurs in 3 countries, including Madagascar and Benin.

What birds look similar to a Madagascar Green Pigeon?

The Madagascar Green Pigeon is most easily confused with the Philippine Green Pigeon, the Large Green Pigeon and the Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon.

Is the Madagascar Green Pigeon endangered?

The Madagascar Green Pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Madagascar Green Pigeon

Treron australis

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Rare

The Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis) is a rare doves and pigeon found in 3 countries, weighing about 229 g. The Madagascar green pigeon or Madagascan green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

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Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 1 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 2 — Photo: tlaloc27 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 3 — Photo: tlaloc27 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 4 — Photo: tlaloc27 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 5 — Photo: tlaloc27 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 6 — Photo: tlaloc27 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 7 — Photo: tlaloc27 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 8 — Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 9 — Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0

Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Madagascar Green Pigeon

The Madagascar green pigeon or Madagascan green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The taxon griveaudi, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Madagascan green pigeon, is sometimes considered a separate species, the Comoros green pigeon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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Where it lives

Madagascar Benin

Recorded as a rare visitor in Tanzania.

When to see it

Best months: August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Madagascar Green Pigeon look like?: The Madagascar green pigeon or Madagascan green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
How big is a Madagascar Green Pigeon?: The Madagascar Green Pigeon is a medium sized bird weighing about 229 g.
Where can you see a Madagascar Green Pigeon?: The Madagascar Green Pigeon occurs in 3 countries, including Madagascar and Benin.
What birds look similar to a Madagascar Green Pigeon?: The Madagascar Green Pigeon is most easily confused with the Philippine Green Pigeon, the Large Green Pigeon and the Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon.
Is the Madagascar Green Pigeon endangered?: The Madagascar Green Pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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