Madagascar Green Pigeon | |
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At Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Treron |
Species: | T. australis |
Binomial name | |
Treron australis (Linnaeus, 1771) |
The Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte. The taxon griveaudi, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Madagascar 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.