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Ashy-headed Green Pigeon - BirdForum Opus

Photo by robby thai
Mae Yom National Park, Thailand, March 2018
Treron phayrei

Identification

27-28 cms (10½-11 in)
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

Asia: found from Nepal and northeast India east to southwest China, Burma, Thailand, Laos and southern Vietnam.

Taxonomy

It was formerly considered conspecific with Sri Lanka Green Pigeon, Andaman Green Pigeon, Grey-fronted Green Pigeon, Philippine Green Pigeon and Buru Green Pigeon.

Subspecies

Two subspecies recognized:

Habitat

Rainforest and similar dense wet woodlands.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a nest of sticks in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is fast and direct.

Diet

Diet includes the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Birdforum thread mentioning splitting of this species

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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