Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Bruce's Green-pigeon (Treron waalia) - HBW 4, p. 198
French: Colombar waalia
German: Waaliataube
Spanish: Vinago Waalia
Other common names: Yellow-bellied Green-pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba waalia F. A. A. Meyer, 1793, near Lake T'ana, Ethiopia.
A member of the African species-group of green-pigeons, but apparently most closely allied to T. phoenicoptera of S Asia. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Mauritania and Senegambia E through Sahel zone to Eritrea and N Somalia; also Socotra, Yemen, SW Saudi Arabia and extreme W Oman (Dhofar).
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An adult feeding a chick at the nest. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
An adult and a chick at the nest. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a dead tree, finally flying Locality Thiès Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 1 year ago 27 sec 4.3 -
An adult brooding a chick at the nest, placed in a branch strongly moved by the wind. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a tree, then flying away Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 11 April 2002 4 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
perching in the top Locality Mandinaba, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 18 weeks ago 1 min 14 sec 3.9
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A single bird perched on a high branch.
Locality Janjanbureh (Georgetown), Central River Division, The Gambia
Frank Derriks 14 November 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
Bird in a fig tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Holger Meinig 8 April 2011 49 weeks ago 3.4 -
Perched on branch
Locality Adi Quala, Southern Region, Eritrea
Jason Anderson 29 May 2009 1 year ago 3.2 -
One bird was perched in a tree
Locality Janjanbureh (Georgetown), Central River Division, The Gambia
Frank Derriks 12 November 2008 3 years ago 2.6
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