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[[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by atanumondal <br/>Photo of a male of subspecies affinis. Shot in the Western Ghats ]] | [[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by atanumondal <br/>Photo of a male of subspecies affinis. Shot in the Western Ghats ]] | ||
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=756&Bird_Image_ID=23044&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=756&Bird_Image_ID=23044&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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- Treron pompadora
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.