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Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

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;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] phoenicopterus ;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] phoenicopterus
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Five subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> Five subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
*''T. p. phillipsi'' - [[Sri Lanka]] *''T. p. phillipsi'' - [[Sri Lanka]]

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Photo by dineshaggPhoto taken: Bharatpur, India.
Photo by dineshagg
Photo taken: Bharatpur, India.

Alternative name: Yellow-legged Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicopterus

Contents

Identification

33cm.

Distribution

South Asia.

Taxonomy

subspecies annamensisPhoto by James EatonTmat Boey, Cambodia, March 2006
subspecies annamensis
Photo by James Eaton
Tmat Boey, Cambodia, March 2006

Five subspecies are recognized:[1]

Habitat

Wooded areas.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruit, especially figs.

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.


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