Yellow-vented green pigeon

Yellow-vented green pigeon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Treron
Species:	T. seimundi
Binomial name
Treron seimundi (Robinson, 1910)

The yellow-vented green pigeon (Treron seimundi), also known as Seimunds's Pintail Pigeon, ^[2] is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Description

The Yellow-vented green pigeon has a yellow vent, like the name suggests. Its body is mostly a dull green, but the neck, throat, chest and belly have a lighter green pigment. The eye rings and beak are both blue, the tip of the beak is grey. The pigeon’s iris and feet are red. It has white legs and brown-violet patches on the shoulders.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Treron seimundi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22691269A93307613. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691269A93307613.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. JAAFAR, MUHAMAD NASUHA; ABDUL MALEK, MARLINDA; MOHD SALIM, JAMILAH (2021-07-31). "Monetary Valuation by Applying Penalty Rate on Bird Population at Kenyir Lake Rainforest, Malaysia". Journal of Sustainability Science and Management. 16 (5): 164–173. doi: 10.46754/jssm.2021.07.012 . ISSN   1823-8556.