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Columba punicea

[edit] Identification

Length: 36-40.5 cm.

Male - white-grey crown, maroon upperparts, green sheen on neck, mantle and back, slate rump and uppertail coverts, black tail and flight feathers; eye ring and base of bill is red.

Female - greyer crown.

[edit] Distribution

Northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forest, bamboo, and agricultural fields, mangroves.

[edit] Behaviour

Fruit, seeds and grain are eaten.

Nests are built close to a stream or pool and always in dense forest. Clutches comprise 1-2 eggs. Both sexes contribute to incubation.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages