Cinnamon head green pigeon

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Cinnamon head green pigeon
Cinnamon head green pigeon

Cinnamon head green pigeon

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Pigeon birds (Columbiformes)
Family : Pigeons (Columbidae)
Genre : Green doves ( Treron )
Type : Cinnamon head green pigeon
Scientific name
Treron fulvicollis
( Wagler , 1827)

The Zimtkopf Green Pigeon ( Treron fulvicollis ) is a type of green pigeon in the family of pigeons birds . It is widespread in several subspecies in Southeast Asia .

Appearance

The cinnamon-head green pigeon reaches a body length of 27 centimeters. It is about the size of a laughing dove . However, compared to this one, it is a bit clumsier and the tail is shorter. There is a clear gender dimorphism .

The males of the cinnamon-head green pigeon have a red-brown head and neck. The chest is golden green. On the coat, the red-brown color changes to purple. The flanks are gray-green, the belly yellow-green. The outer tail feathers are gray-green and have a black lower end with pale gray ends. The beak is light and turns bluish green towards the tip. The base of the beak is dark red. Feet and legs are reddish. The females differ from the males by having a yellow-green breast and a gray forehead. Fledglings are similar to the female.

Distribution area and habitat

The distribution area of ​​the cinnamon-head green pigeon is relatively large and extends from Burma and Thailand to the islands of Sumatra , Belitung , Bangka and Borneo , there to Sarawak . Cinnamon head green pigeons are forest-dwelling species. They are found mainly in forest areas and mangrove thickets not far from the coast. The nest is built in trees or bushes. The clutch comprises two eggs.

Taxonomy

The species was by Johann Georg Wagler 1827 as Columba fulvicollis described .

Subspecies

  • Cinnamon-head green pigeon ( Treron fulvicollis )
    • Treron fulvicollis fulvicollis (Wagler, 1827) - Distributed from Myanmar across the Malay Peninsula (Thailand, Malaysia) to Sumatra , including the Riau and Lingga Islands and the Bangka and Belitung Islands .
    • Treron fulvicollis melopogenys (Oberholser, 1912) - Widespread on the islands of Nias and Siberut off the west coast of Sumatra.
    • Treron fulvicollis oberholseri Chasen, 1935 - Lives on the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea .
    • Treron fulvicollis baramensis AB Meyer, 1891 - Found on Borneo and smaller islands along the north coast.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free life, keeping and breeding. Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld-Hannover 1996, p. 249
  2. ^ LF Baptista, PW Trail, HM Horblit & P. ​​Boesman: Little Green-pigeon (Treron olax). In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana (eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2014 (accessed January 20, 2015)

literature

  • 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 .

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