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Pompadour Green Pigeon - BirdForum Opus

Revision as of 10:11, 11 October 2008 by Wintibird (talk | contribs) (genus tags added)
Treron pompadora
Photo by atanumondal
Photo of a male of subspecies affinis. Shot in the Western Ghats

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

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.


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