Sri Lanka green pigeon
| Sri Lanka green pigeon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. pompadora |
| Binomial name | |
| Treron pompadora (Gmelin, 1789) | |
The Sri Lanka green pigeon (Treron pompadora) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. In Sri Lanka, this bird and several others green pigeon are known as bata goya in the Sinhala language.[2] It is found in the forests of Sri Lanka. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex.
Behaviour
The Sri Lanka 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.
References
- ↑ "Treron pompadora". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ↑ Anonymous (1998). "Vernacular Names of the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent" (PDF). Buceros. 3 (1): 53–109.
- 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.
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