Orange-breasted Green-pigeon (Treron bicinctus)

Other Scientific Names
Treron bicincta [BirdLife International (2004)], Treron bicincta [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon, Orange-breasted Pigeon, Orange-breasted Green Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 - 29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1840)

Habitat
Fruiting trees in lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia (B), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

Vagrant to Pakistan.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Varied, mainly guttural cackles and croaks, lacking modulated crooning normally associated with doves.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Treron bicinctus) [XC183209]
by Manoj Karingamadathil from Yala National Park, Buttuwa, Southern Province., Sri Lanka (song)

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (Treron bicinctus) [XC311508]
by id from Bundala Ramsar Wetland, Sri Lanka (song)

Subspecies
Most closely allied to Pink-necked Green-pigeon (Treron vernans). Validity of subspecies requires verification.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

leggei Hartert, 1910 - Sri Lanka.
bicinctus (Jerdon, 1840) - Indian Subcontinent (Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh south to western Ghats and Kerala, and east to Assam) through Myanmar and Thailand (except central) to southern Laos, southern and central Vietnam and northern Malaysia.
domvilii (Swinhoe, 1870) - Hainan I.
javanus Robinson and Kloss, 1923 - Java and Bali.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Orange-breasted Green-pigeon (Treron bicinctus) - 10 files

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