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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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+ | 29cm. Bright green face, back wings and belly, grey rear head and nape, black flight feathers, grey tail. The male has a patch on the breast, bordered above by lilac, and yellower on its lower edge. The female has yellowish green underparts. | ||
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+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Himalayas]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | *''T. b. bicinctus'' on the [[India]]n subcontinent and SE [[Asia]] | ||
+ | *''T. b. leggei'' in [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
+ | *''T. b. domvilii'' on [[Hainan]] (s [[China]]) | ||
+ | *''T. b. javanus'' in [[Java]] and [[Bali]] | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Hill forests and other woodlands. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. | ||
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+ | The diet includes seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|Treron+bicinctus}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]] |
Latest revision as of 10:01, 6 May 2020
- Treron bicinctus
Identification
29cm. Bright green face, back wings and belly, grey rear head and nape, black flight feathers, grey tail. The male has a patch on the breast, bordered above by lilac, and yellower on its lower edge. The female has yellowish green underparts.
Distribution
Himalayas, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- T. b. bicinctus on the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia
- T. b. leggei in Sri Lanka
- T. b. domvilii on Hainan (s China)
- T. b. javanus in Java and Bali
Habitat
Hill forests and other woodlands.
Behaviour
It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.
The diet includes seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.