Species of Thailand
Yellow-footed green pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
John Aubrey Clarendon Latham, 1790
In Thai: นกเปล้าขาเหลือง
The yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera), also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent. It is the state bird of Maharashtra. In Marathi it is called Hola or Hariyal. The species feeds on fruit, including many species of Ficus. They forage in flocks. In the early morning they are often seen sunning on the tops of emergent trees in dense forest areas. They especially are found sitting in couples on tree branches.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Treron
- Species
- Treron phoenicopterus
Common names
- English: Yellow-footed green pigeon
- Thai: นกเปล้าขาเหลือง
Synonyms
- Treron phoenicoptera, BirdLife International (2004)
- Treron phoenicoptera, Charles Gald Sibley & Burt Leavelle Monroe (1990)
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