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Treron pompadora

Includes Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon; Ashy-headed Green Pigeon; Andaman Green Pigeon; Philippine Green Pigeon; Buru Green Pigeon

Photo by Steve G
Location: Tissa Tank, Sri Lanka

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.pompadora India to sw China, Thailand, Laos and s Vietnam

• T.p.chloropterus Andaman and Nicobar islands

• T.p.phayrei Myanmar to sw China (Yunnan), Thailand, Laos and s Vietnam

• T.p.amadoni N Luzon (n Philippines)

• 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. Gill and Donsker already split this species into six species.

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

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.
2. Birdforum thread mentioning splitting of this species

External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages