Yellow-footed green pigeon

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Yellow-footed green pigeon
Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
Pair in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species:
T. phoenicoptaurus
Binomial name
Treron phoenicoptaurus
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms

Treron phoenicoptera (Latham, 1790)

At Punjab Bhavan, New Delhi. Yellow footed green pegion.JPG
At Punjab Bhavan, New Delhi.

The yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptaurus), 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]

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References

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  2. "BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Treron phoenicoptaurus". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. Yellow-footed green pigeon to remain Maharashtra state bird. GovernanceNow.com June 28, 2011.
  4. Rebello, S. Yellow-footed green pigeon retains the state bird tag. Hindustan Times June 29, 2011.
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