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Treron

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Also known as Green pigeon genus, Green pigeons

genus of birds

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Treron

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderColumbiformes
  5. FamilyColumbidae
Observations recorded561,280

Le genre Treron comprend 29 espèces d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Columbidae.

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Treron is a genus of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It contains 30 species distributed across Asia and Africa, they all are remarkable for their green plumage that lead to their common name green pigeons, which comes from a carotenoid pigment found in their diets of fruits in their wild habitats; other than that, they also eat various, nuts, and/or seeds.

Members of this genus can be further grouped into species with long tails, medium-length tails, and wedge-shaped tails. Most species of green pigeon display sexual dimorphism, where males and females can be readily distinguished by differences in their plumage. They dwell in trees and occupy a variety of wooded habitats.

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