Wildlifeof China
Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse
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Treron apicauda
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and berries, taken acrobatically
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
Clutch size
2 white eggs
Size
Males 32–36cm, females about 28cm
Weight
185–255g
The pin-tailed green pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Males are 32–36cm long and females typically about 28cm, with an average weight of 185–255g. The legs and feet are bright reddish-pink (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is frugivorous, feeding mainly on fruit and berries, and gregarious, forming feeding flocks of 10–30 birds. The song is a soft, paired whistling ku-koo. The female lays two white eggs in a platform twig nest, usually 5–6m up, and both parents incubate and feed the young. Nesting has been observed in April to June in the Himalayan foothills (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon eat?
- Fruit and berries, taken acrobatically
- Where is the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
- How many eggs does the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon lay?
- 2 white eggs
- How big is the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon?
- Males 32–36cm, females about 28cm
- How much does the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon weigh?
- 185–255g