African Green Pigeon

Treron calvus

Hangs upside down in fig trees like a parrot. Olive green camouflage so perfect it disappears mid-branch.

Population: Not quantified by IUCN/BirdLife; described as "frequent to locally abundant" across its range, with an overall decreasing population trend (linked to ~10.2% tree cover loss within range over three generations, though not enough to meet threatened thresholds)
Habitat: Riparian forest, woodland, savanna, coastal dune forest, gallery/secondary forest, and arable land/rural gardens; closely associated with fruiting trees (especially wild figs), sea level to ~2,250m elevation
Fun fact: Despite belonging to the pigeon family, the African Green Pigeon has parrot-like feet and climbing agility that let it clamber acrobatically through fruiting fig canopies to reach food.
Range: Widespread resident across sub-Saharan Africa (38 countries/territories, ~17.9 million km2 extent of occurrence), from Senegal and Gambia in West Africa through Central Africa to East and Southern Africa (e.g. Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
Diet: Primarily frugivorous, feeding on wild figs (Ficus sycomorus, F. sur) and other fruits (saffronwood, jacket plum, buffalo-thorn, water berry, jackalberry, loquats, mulberries); occasionally forages on the ground and has been recorded eating carrion
Size: 0.3 m

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