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Treron bicinctus

Photo by Steve G
Location: Yala National Park, India

[edit] Identification

29cm. Bright green face, back wings and belly, grey rear head and nape, black flight feathers, grey tail. The male has a patch on the breast, bordered above by lilac, and yellower on its lower edge. The female has yellowish green underparts.

[edit] Distribution

Himalayas, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

• T. b. bicinctus on the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia
• T. b. leggei in Sri Lanka
• T. b. domvilii on Hainan (s China)
• T. b. javanus in Java and Bali

[edit] Habitat

Hill forests and other woodlands.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.

The diet includes seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages