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;Treron bicincta | ;Treron bicincta | ||
| − | [[Image:Orange-breasted_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rakesh]] | + | [[Image:Orange-breasted_Green_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rakesh <br/>Photo taken: Ponda Goa India ]] |
==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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| − | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Himalayas]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Hill forests and other woodlands. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs | + | 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. | |
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=757&Bird_Image_ID=1033&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=757&Bird_Image_ID=1033&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 18:22, 13 November 2007
- Treron bicincta
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
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.
