Orange-breasted green pigeon

Orange-breasted green pigeon
male T. b. leggei
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species:
T. bicinctus
Binomial name
Treron bicinctus
(Jerdon, 1840)
Synonyms

Treron bicincta
Osmotreron bicincta
Vinago bicincta
Dendrophasa bicincta

The orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus) is a pigeon found across tropical Asia south of the Himalaya across parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like other green pigeons, it feeds mainly on small fruit. They may be found in pairs or in small flocks, foraging quietly and moving slowly on trees. The nape is blue-grey and the crown is yellowish green. The uppertail coverts are bronzed and the undertail coverts are unmarked rufous. The male has a pinkish band on the upper breast with a broader orange one below while the female has a bright yellow breast.