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'''Alternative name: Yellow-legged Green Pigeon''' | '''Alternative name: Yellow-legged Green Pigeon''' | ||
[[Image:25 5 green pigeon 1 of 1 -16.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|ariban|ariban}}<br />Patuli, Kolkata, [[India]], May 2010]] | [[Image:25 5 green pigeon 1 of 1 -16.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|ariban|ariban}}<br />Patuli, Kolkata, [[India]], May 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] phoenicopterus | ;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] phoenicopterus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 33cm | + | 33cm (13 in) |
| + | *Bluish-grey top of head, cheeks and nape | ||
| + | *Yellowish-green wash on forehead | ||
| + | *Yellowish-green throat | ||
| + | **Yellow neck | ||
| + | *Yellow feet and legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow-footed green pigeon cambodia.jpg|thumb|350px|right|subspecies annamensis<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Tmat Boey, [[Cambodia]], March 2006]] | ||
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | ||
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]]. | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Five subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Five subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''T. p. phillipsi'': | *''T. p. phillipsi'': | ||
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The diet includes fruit, especially figs. | The diet includes fruit, especially figs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 15 October 2015
Alternative name: Yellow-legged Green Pigeon
- Treron phoenicopterus
Identification
33cm (13 in)
- Bluish-grey top of head, cheeks and nape
- Yellowish-green wash on forehead
- Yellowish-green throat
- Yellow neck
- Yellow feet and legs
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:[1]
- T. p. phillipsi:
- T. p. chlorigaster
- Peninsular India south of the Gangetic Plain
- T. p. phoenicopterus:
- Eastern Pakistan and northern India to Assam and Bangladesh
- T. p. viridifrons:
- T. p. annamensis:
Habitat
Dry decideous forests amongst fruiting trees, gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit, especially figs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-footed Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-footed_Green_Pigeon
External Links
