Yellow-vented Green Pigeon - BirdForum Opus

Treron seimundi

Identification

30–33 cm (11¾-13 in)

• Dark olivaceous green overall plumage
• Coppery-gold tinging on forehead and crown
• lighter on breast, rump and uppertail-coverts

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• T.s. seimundi:

• Locally in Thailand, and mountains of Malay Peninsula

• T.s.modestus:

• Mountains of Laos and Vietnam (Annam and Cochinchina)

Habitat

Mostly found in foothill and mountain forests, but also in coastal Malay Peninsula.

Behaviour

Diet

They are known to eat fruit and have been observed feeding in the canopy.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-vented Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-vented_Green_Pigeon

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