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Revision as of 17:57, 27 October 2016

Alternative name: Yellow-legged Green Pigeon

Photo by ariban
Patuli, Kolkata, India, May 2010
Treron phoenicopterus

Identification

33cm (13 in)

  • Bluish-grey top of head, cheeks and nape
  • Yellowish-green wash on forehead
  • Yellowish-green throat
    • Yellow neck
  • Yellow feet and legs

Distribution

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

Asia: found in China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • T. p. phillipsi:
  • T. p. chlorigaster
  • Peninsular India south of the Gangetic Plain
  • T. p. phoenicopterus:
  • T. p. viridifrons:
  • T. p. annamensis:

Habitat

Dry decideous forests amongst fruiting trees, gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit, especially figs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)

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