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[[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Location: Tissa Tank, [[Sri Lanka]]]] | [[Image:Pompadour_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br>Location: Tissa Tank, [[Sri Lanka]]]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Sri Lankan Green pigeon is approximately 26-30 cm in length. The head, tail and underparts are bright green, with a grey crown to the head. The legs are red and the bill is thin and grayish. The flight feathers and tail are blackish. The male has a chestnut back, usually uniform. The female has a bright green back and lacks the orange on the breast. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Endemic to [[Sri Lanka]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands. | Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Sri Lanka Green pigeons usually occur singly or in small groups. | |
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Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. | Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. | ||
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- Treron pompadora
Identification
Sri Lankan Green pigeon is approximately 26-30 cm in length. The head, tail and underparts are bright green, with a grey crown to the head. The legs are red and the bill is thin and grayish. The flight feathers and tail are blackish. The male has a chestnut back, usually uniform. The female has a bright green back and lacks the orange on the breast.
Distribution
Endemic to Sri Lanka
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands.
Behaviour
Sri Lanka Green pigeons usually occur singly or in small groups. Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants.
