Thick-billed Green Pigeon
A species of Green pigeons Scientific name : Treron curvirostra Genus : Green pigeons
Thick-billed Green Pigeon, A species of Green pigeons
Botanical name: Treron curvirostra
Genus: Green pigeons
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Description General Info
Description
Rather small-sized pigeon being under 26 cm 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. 
Size
31 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Thick-billed Green Pigeon primarily diet on fruit, favoring figs. Often feeds in flocks in varied forest layers, occasionally foraging on the ground for items like strawberries. It also consumes grains such as rice and millet.
Habitat
Thick-billed Green Pigeon typically inhabits a diverse array of forest environments, such as evergreen rainforests, mixed deciduous woodlands, and mangrove swamps. They also adapt to secondary forest growth. Preferring more dense and closed canopies, thick-billed Green Pigeon is less frequently found in open areas than other species in the genus Treron, but it may sometimes forage in agricultural fields for grain.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Distribution Area
It ranges across the eastern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, stretching from the Eastern Himalayas to Borneo and Sumatra. 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.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Pigeons and doves Family
Dove Genus
Green pigeons Species
Thick-billed Green Pigeon 
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