Ash head pompadour dove
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Ash head pompadour pigeons |
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The ash head pompadour pigeon ( Treron phayrei ) is a species of pigeon birds. It is widespread in Southeast Asia. It has long been considered a subspecies of the Sri Lankan Pompadour Pigeon , but the differences to this species are so pronounced that it is consistently recognized as an independent species.
The stock situation of Aschkopf-Pompadourtaube is on the IUCN endangered with potentially ( near threatened ) specified because the population numbers steadily decline.
Appearance
The ash head pompadour pigeon reaches a body length of 27 centimeters. It is a medium-sized, compactly built pigeon with a powerful beak that is slightly smaller than a laughing pigeon . The gender dimorphism is only slightly pronounced. The two sexes differ mainly in the color of the coat and the different color of the breast.
Appearance of the male
The front of the head, the crown and the nape of the neck are gray, the reins and the narrow stripe above the eyes are olive-colored. The rear neck is dark olive, the mantle and the small wing coverts are a strong chestnut brown in the males.
The top row of feathers in the middle wing-coverts is dark olive-colored with bright yellow edges. The remaining feathers of the middle wing-coverts are black with narrow yellow edges. The large elytra are black with sulfur-yellow edges on the outer flags. The arm wings are black and also have yellow edges. The wings are black with narrow yellow or white borders. The back is dark olive, the upper tail covers are a little lighter. The middle control springs are bright olive, the other control springs are olive to gray on the top. A wide pale gray end band runs over the outer control springs.
The chin and throat are matte olive in color. The chest is also matte olive with an orange band on the front chest. The belly is dull gray-green. The thighs are dark gray-green and usually have broad yellow hems. The under tail ceilings are brick red. The control springs are black on the underside with a wide pale gray end band. The iris is pink with a pale blue outer ring. The narrow orbital ring is blue. The wax skin and the base of the beak are greenish gray, the tip of the beak is bluish horn-colored. The feet are brick red.
Appearance of females and fledglings
The plumage of the female has more green parts: the mantle and small wing coverts, which are maroon in the male, are dark olive in color. The orange color is missing on the chest. The under tail-coverts are pale isabel-colored with dark gray-green feather shafts.
Distribution area and habitat
The distribution area of the ash head pompadour pigeon is very large. It ranges from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the east of India, the south of Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia to Vietnam.
The habitat of the ash head pompadour pigeon are moist forests. In the Himalayas it still occurs at altitudes of 1500 meters, in the rest of the distribution area it is not found above 1000 meters. At least in Indochina it is limited to the lowlands and does not occur in Cambodia above 450 meters, for example. It is exposed to strong hunting pressure and as a pigeon species of the lowlands, it suffers particularly badly from increasing deforestation in its area of distribution.
Way of life
The ash head pompadour pigeon occurs predominantly in small flocks of up to a dozen individuals. Larger groups can also gather on very rich fruit-bearing trees.
The food spectrum includes a very wide range of fruits, berries and buds. Figs, which the pigeons usually peck directly from the branch, play a special role in the diet. This pigeon comes to the ground mainly to drink. As is typical for pigeons, the nest is a loose platform made of small branches. The clutch consists of two eggs. Both parent birds are involved in the incubation of the eggs. The nestlings hatch 12 to 14 days after the start of breeding.
literature
- David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox: Pigeons and Doves - A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World . Pica Press, Sussex 2001, ISBN 90-74345-26-3 .
- Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free living, keeping and breeding . M. & H. Schaper Verlag, Alfeld-Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0 .
Web links
- Treron phayrei in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2014 Posted by: BirdLife International, 2014. Accessed November 26, 2016th