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Alternative name:Yellow-legged Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicopterus

Photo by dineshagg
Photo taken: Bharatpur, India.

Identification

33cm.

Distribution

South Asia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

Treron phoenicopterus phillipsi Sri Lanka

Treron phoenicopterus chlorigaster Peninsular India south of the Gangetic Plain

Treron phoenicopterus phoenicopterus E Pakistan and n India to Assam and Bangladesh

Treron phoenicopterus viridifrons Extreme sw China (Yunnan) to Myanmar and nw Thailand

Treron phoenicopterus annamensis E Thailand to s Laos and s Vietnam

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.

External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages