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'''Alternative name: Pompadour Green Pigeon'''
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'''Pompadour Green Pigeon''' may refer to one of six species previously considered conspecific under the name '''Pompadour Green Pigeon''' (''Treron pompadora''):
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] pompadora
 
[[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|525px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Location: Tissa Tank,  [[Sri Lanka]]]]
 
  
==Identification==
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*'''[[Sri Lanka Green Pigeon]]''' - ''Treron pompadora''
 
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*'''[[Grey-fronted Green Pigeon]]''' - ''Treron affinis''
Sri Lankan Green pigeon is approximately 26-30 cm in length. The head, tail and underparts are bright green, with a grey crown to the head. The legs are red and the bill is thin and grayish. The flight feathers and tail are blackish. The male has a chestnut back, usually uniform. The female has a bright green back and lacks the orange on the breast.
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*'''[[Andaman Green Pigeon]]''' - ''Treron chloropterus''
==Distribution==
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*'''[[Ashy-headed Green Pigeon]]''' - ''Treron phayrei''
Endemic to [[Sri Lanka]]
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*'''[[Philippine Green Pigeon]]''' - ''Treron axillaris''
==Taxonomy==
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*'''[[Buru Green Pigeon]]''' - ''Treron aromaticus''
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.
 
==Habitat==
 
Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands.
 
==Behaviour==
 
Sri Lanka Green pigeons usually occur singly or in small groups.
 
Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants.
 
==References==
 
 
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Treron+pompadora}}
 
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=756&Bird_Image_ID=23044&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:03, 23 August 2012

This is a disambiguation page. A number of articles are associated with the title Pompadour Green Pigeon.
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Pompadour Green Pigeon may refer to one of six species previously considered conspecific under the name Pompadour Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora):

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