Little green pigeon

The little green pigeon (Treron olax) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is smaller than other species in the genus Treron.

Little green pigeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species:
T. olax
Binomial name
Treron olax
(Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms

T. o. hageni
T. o. arismicra[2]

This pigeon is about 21-22 cm long and they are sexually dimorphic with males having an orange neck patch shading into yellow on the underside and a maroon mantle which are absent on females which are largely olive green above and yellow on the underside. Like other green pigeons they are frugivorous and found in forested habitats.[3]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Treron olax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Oberholser, Harry C. (1924). "Descriptions of new Treronidae and other non-Passerine Birds from the East Indies". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 14: 294–303.
  3. Robinson, Herbert C. (1906). "A synopsis of the birds at present known to inhabit the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra". Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums. 1: 45–57.


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