Grey-fronted green pigeon
| Grey-fronted green pigeon | |
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| Karnala Bird Sanctuary, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Treron affinis (Jerdon, 1840) | |
The grey-fronted green pigeon (Treron affinis) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found in the forests of the Western Ghats in India. Many authorities have split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex.
Description
The male has a reddish mantle. The female has a green mantle.
Behaviour
The grey-fronted green pigeon usually occurs singly or in small groups. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general. It eats the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.
Gallery
Female
Male
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Treron affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725554A94895989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725554A94895989.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38.
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide. Lynx Edicions and Smithsonian Institution.