Treron
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρήρων (trḗrōn, “shy”), a frequent qualifier of the dove in Homer.
Proper noun
Treron m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – green pigeons, of Asia and Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae - clade; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family; Treroninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Treron curvirostra (thick-billed green pigeon) - type species; Treron apicauda, Treron australis, Treron bicinctus, Treron calvus (African green pigeon), Treron capellei (large green pigeon), Treron floris, Treron formosae, Treron fulvicollis, Treron griseicauda, Treron olax (little green pigeon), Treron oxyurus, Treron pembaensis, Treron phoenicopterus, Treron pompadora, Treron psittaceus, Treron sanctithomae, Treron seimundi, Treron sieboldii, Treron sphenurus, Treron teysmannii, Treron vernans, Treron waalia - selected other species
References
Treron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Treron on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Treron on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Treron at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Treron at the Catalogue of Life
- Treron at Encyclopedia of Life
- Treron at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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