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| | [[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Location: Tissa Tank, [[Sri Lanka]]]] | | [[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Location: Tissa Tank, [[Sri Lanka]]]] |
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| | *T.p.aromaticus S Moluccas (Buru), Tanahjampea, Kalao and Kalaotoa islands | | *T.p.aromaticus S Moluccas (Buru), Tanahjampea, Kalao and Kalaotoa islands |
| - | | + | A Birdforum thread mentions that this species is proposed for splitting with most becoming Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon and Pompadour GP limited to [[Sri Lanka]]. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands. | | Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands. |
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| | Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. | | Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1887756 Birdforum thread] mentioning splitting of this species |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
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- Treron pompadora
Includes Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon
Identification
28 centimeters in length. Its head, tail, and underparts are bright green, and its head has a grey crown. The legs are red; the bill is thin and grey. The flight feathers and tail are black. The male has a chestnut back. The female has a green back and no orange breast patch.
Distribution
Southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- T.p.chloropterus Andaman and Nicobar islands
- T.p.axillaris S Luzon, Polillo, Alabat, Catanduanes, Lubang and Mindoro
- T.p.canescens E Philippines (Mandate to Cebu, Basilan and Mindanao)
- T.p.everetti Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Jolo, Sibutu and Tawitawi)
- T.p.aromaticus S Moluccas (Buru), Tanahjampea, Kalao and Kalaotoa islands
A Birdforum thread mentions that this species is proposed for splitting with most becoming Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon and Pompadour GP limited to Sri Lanka.
Habitat
Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands.
Behaviour
It builds a nest of sticks in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is fast and direct.
Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants.
References
- 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.
- Birdforum thread mentioning splitting of this species
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