Wildlifeof Nepal
Orange-breasted Green-pigeon
Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse
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Treron bicinctus
Basic stats
Diet
Small fruit
Habitat
Forest; Terai and lower Himalayas below 1,500m
Range
Tropical Asia south of the Himalaya
Clutch size
2 white eggs
Incubation period
About 12–14 days
The orange-breasted green pigeon lives across tropical Asia south of the Himalaya and feeds mainly on small fruit, in pairs or small flocks, foraging quietly and moving slowly through trees. The nape is blue-grey and the crown yellowish green. The male has a narrow pinkish-lilac band on the upper breast above a broader orange one, while the female is yellow below (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a forest species, widely distributed from the Terai and lower Himalayas, below 1,500m, south mainly in the Western and Eastern Ghats. It resembles other green pigeons but has no maroon on the wing. The nest is a flimsy platform of a few twigs holding two white eggs, incubated by both sexes and hatching in about 12 to 14 days.
Quick answers
- What does the Orange-breasted Green-pigeon eat?
- Small fruit
- What habitat does the Orange-breasted Green-pigeon live in?
- Forest; Terai and lower Himalayas below 1,500m
- Where is the Orange-breasted Green-pigeon found?
- Tropical Asia south of the Himalaya
- How many eggs does the Orange-breasted Green-pigeon lay?
- 2 white eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Orange-breasted Green-pigeon incubated?
- About 12–14 days