Alternative name: Cinnamon-headed Pigeon
- Treron fulvicollis
Identification
25–27 cm (9¾-10½)
Distinguished from male Pink-necked Green Pigeon by the rufous-chestnut hood and maroon wings.
Female resembles Thick-billed Green Pigeon but bill and eyering distinctly narrower, thigh yellowish and undertail-coverts streaked instead of barred.
Distribution
Endemic to Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- T. f. fulvicollis:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and adjacent islands
- T. f. melopogenys:
- Nias Island (off western Sumatra)
- T. f. oberholseri:
- Natuna Islands (off north-western Borneo)
- T. f. baramensis:
- Northern Borneo and adjacent islands off north coast
Habitat
Mangroves, coastal swamps, moist shrubland and gardens to 200m.
Behaviour
Diet
Frugivorous, feeding in small trees; little else is know about their diet.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Cinnamon-headed_Green_Pigeon
