Thick-billed green pigeon
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Treron curvirostra

The thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra ) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Appearance

Rather small-sized pigeon being under 26 cm (10 in) as compared to other green pigeons. A thick pale greenish bill with red base, broad bluish-Green eye ring, grey crown and maroon mantle diagnostic. Wings have black primary and secondaries with yellow outer edge. Underside green in both sexes. Thighs dark green with whitish scales. Female has greenish undertail coverts with whitish scales. Males have maroon dorsum and dull chestnut undertail coverts.

Distribution

Geography

It ranges across the eastern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, stretching from the Eastern Himalayas to Borneo and Sumatra.

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Found across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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Habits and Lifestyle

Known to feed on syconia of Figs.

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References

1. Thick-billed green pigeon Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thick-billed_green_pigeon
2. Thick-billed green pigeon on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691160/130177198

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