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'''Alternative name: Pin-tailed Pigeon''' | '''Alternative name: Pin-tailed Pigeon''' | ||
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] apicauda | ;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] apicauda | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male 32 cm (12½ in); female 28 cm (11 in) | ||
+ | *Yellowish-green overall plumage | ||
+ | *Darker on wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and scapulars | ||
+ | *Lighter underparts | ||
+ | *Yellow breast | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br v/> | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br v/> | ||
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''T. a. apicauda'': | *''T. a. apicauda'': | ||
:*Foothills of north-eastern [[India]] to south-western [[China]] and southern [[Myanmar]] (Tenasserim) | :*Foothills of north-eastern [[India]] to south-western [[China]] and southern [[Myanmar]] (Tenasserim) | ||
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:*Mountains of [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | :*Mountains of [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | There are generally seen in forests and second growth in hill country up to about 1800 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists almost entirely of fruit and berries. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | Their nest is a twiggy platform. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Treron+apicauda}} | {{GSearch|Treron+apicauda}} | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]] |
Latest revision as of 23:45, 6 May 2020
Alternative name: Pin-tailed Pigeon
- Treron apicauda
Identification
Male 32 cm (12½ in); female 28 cm (11 in)
- Yellowish-green overall plumage
- Darker on wing-coverts and scapulars
- Lighter underparts
- Yellow breast
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- T. a. apicauda:
- T. a. lowei:
- T. a. laotinus:
Habitat
There are generally seen in forests and second growth in hill country up to about 1800 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of fruit and berries.
Breeding
Their nest is a twiggy platform.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pin-tailed Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pin-tailed_Green_Pigeon