Wildlifeof China
Thick-Billed Green Pigeon
Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse
Photo: Sevin Dee · CC BY 4.0
Treron curvirostra
Basic stats
Diet
Fig syconia, picked while walking slowly along branches
Range
Eastern Himalayas to Borneo and Sumatra, including Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam
Size
Under 26cm
The thick-billed green pigeon is a rather small pigeon, under 26cm, compared with other green pigeons. It has a thick pale greenish bill with a red base, a broad bluish-green eye ring, a grey crown and a maroon mantle. 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 Indian subcontinent and South-east Asia, from the eastern Himalayas to Borneo and Sumatra, including Hong Kong and Tibet. It is known to feed on fig syconia, walking slowly along the branches (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon eat?
- Fig syconia, picked while walking slowly along branches
- Where is the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon found?
- Eastern Himalayas to Borneo and Sumatra, including Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam
- How big is the Thick-Billed Green Pigeon?
- Under 26cm