| Yellow-footed green pigeon | |
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| Pair inMangaon,Maharashtra,India | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. phoenicopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Treron phoenicopterus (Latham, 1790) | |
| Synonyms | |
Treron phoenicoptera (Latham, 1790) | |
Theyellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus), also known asyellow-legged green pigeon, is a commonspecies ofgreen pigeon found in theIndian subcontinent and parts ofSoutheast Asia.[2] It is thestate bird ofMaharashtra.[3][4] InMarathi, it is calledHaroli orHariyal. It is known asHaitha inUpper Assam andHaitol inLower Assam. The species feeds on fruit, including many species ofFicus. They forage in flocks. They are habitat generalists:[5] in the early morning, they are often seensunning on the tops ofemergent trees in dense forest areas, especiallyBanyan trees,[6] but they have also been spotted in natural remnants inurban areas.[5] Their population is currently increasing.[5]
This species is extant inPakistan,India,Nepal,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Myanmar,China,Thailand,Vietnam,Laos andCambodia.[2]
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