Wildlifeof Nepal
Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse
Photo: (c) Brodie Cass Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Treron apicauda
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and berries, taken acrobatically
Habitat
Forest; nests in bamboo thickets, trees and shrubs, 5–6m up
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Southeast Asia
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 averaging 185 to 255g, with males 32 to 36cm and females about 28cm. It is yellow-green overall, with darker green wing coverts and black flight feathers. The central tail feathers are bluish-grey and the undertail coverts chestnut, the bill and eye ring are blue, and the legs are bright reddish-pink. Brian Hodgson recorded it from Nepal under the name apicauda (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is frugivorous, feeding mainly on fruit and berries in an acrobatic fashion, and gregarious, forming feeding flocks of 10 to 30 birds. Its song is a soft whistling ku-koo. In the Himalayan foothills nesting has been observed in April, May and June. The female lays two white eggs on a platform of twigs, and both parents incubate and feed the young.
Quick answers
- What does the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon eat?
- Fruit and berries, taken acrobatically
- What habitat does the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon live in?
- Forest; nests in bamboo thickets, trees and shrubs, 5–6m up
- Where is the Pin-tailed Green-pigeon found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Southeast Asia
- 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