The ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found from Nepal, northeast India, and Bangladesh[3] to southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex. It has been added to the Red List of IUCN in 2014.
| Ashy-headed green pigeon | |
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| Male from Pakke Tiger Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. phayrei
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| Binomial name | |
| Treron phayrei | |
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Behaviour
editThe ashy-headed green pigeon usually occurs singly or in small groups. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general. It eats the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Treron phayrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22726285A177768727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22726285A177768727.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Blyth, 1862. Osmotreron Phayrei (protonym). J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 31, p. 344. BHL
- ^ "Ashy-headed Green-pigeon (Treron phayrei) - BirdLife species factsheet".
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38.
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide. Lynx Edicions and Smithsonian Institution.