Pemba Green Pigeon
Treron pembaensis
VUVulnerable Endemic to Tanzania
- Family
- Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
- Order
- Columbiformes
Overview
The Pemba green pigeon (Treron pembaensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is a small and stocky pigeon, with an average length of 25 cm. The head, neck, breast, and underparts are greenish-grey, while the upperparts from the lower mantle to the rump are olive-green, brighter on the rump and uppertail-coverts and with a greyish wash elsewhere. There is a dark greyish-purple patch on the shoulder formed by the lesser wing-coverts.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Pemba (off northeastern Tanzania).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Pemba green pigeon
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.