Wildlifeof Sumatra
Thick-Billed Green Pigeon
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Treron curvirostra
Basic stats
Diet
Fig fruits, taken while walking slowly along branches
Habitat
Forest
Range
Eastern Himalaya and eastern Indian subcontinent to Borneo and Sumatra
Size
Under 26cm
The thick-billed green pigeon is a rather small green pigeon, under 26 cm long. A thick pale greenish bill with a red base, a broad bluish-green eye ring, a grey crown and a maroon mantle are diagnostic. The wings have black primaries and secondaries with a yellow outer edge, the thighs are dark green with whitish scales, and the female has greenish undertail coverts with whitish scales (Wikipedia, general species account).
It ranges across the eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from the eastern Himalaya to Borneo and Sumatra. It is known to feed on figs, walking slowly along the branches (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon eat?
- Fig fruits, taken while walking slowly along branches
- What habitat does the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon live in?
- Forest
- Where is the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon found?
- Eastern Himalaya and eastern Indian subcontinent to Borneo and Sumatra
- How big is the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon?
- Under 26cm