| Yellow-footed green pigeon | |
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| Pair in Mangaon, 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) | |
The yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus), also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. [2] It is the state bird of Maharashtra. [3] [4] In Marathi, it is called Haroli or Hariyal. It is known as Haitha in Upper Assam and Haitol in Lower Assam. The species feeds on fruit, including many species of Ficus . They forage in flocks. They are habitat generalists: [5] in the early morning, they are often seen sunning on the tops of emergent trees in dense forest areas, especially Banyan trees, [6] but they have also been spotted in natural remnants in urban areas. [5] Their population is currently increasing. [5]
