Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Least Concern
Sri Lanka Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora)
Taxonomy
French: Colombar pompadour German: Sri-Lanka-Pompadourtaube Spanish: Vinago de Ceilán
Other common names:
Pompadour Green-pigeon (when lumped with T. phayrei, T. affinis, T. chloropterus, T. axillaris and T. aromaticus)
Taxonomy:
Columba Pompadora
J. F. Gmelin
, 1789,Sri Lanka
.Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
Descriptive notes
27–28 cm. Forehead, face and throat bright yellow-green becoming pale soft green on breast and belly, and greyish green on hindneck; crown bluish grey; mantle,... read more
Voice
Song a long, fluctuating, mellow, human-like whistle, comprising 3–4 prolonged, low-level notes... read more
Habitat
Resident in forest and woodland, as well as open areas with tall trees and wooded cultivation, in... read more
Food and feeding
Frugivorous, taking a wide variety of fruits; figs (Moraceae) and Zizyphus (Rhamnaceae) reported to be important. Typically... read more
Breeding
Season mainly Dec–Jun. Nest a flimsy platform of twigs in a moderate-sized tree, usually less than 4 m up; often quite exposed; sexes... read more
Movements
Resident, with some local and altitudinal movements governed by food availability. Flight swift and... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Population size is unknown but it is widespread and locally fairly common.
Traditionally treated as comprising eight or more races; however, proposal by some recent authors#R#R to rearrange into six species is followed here, with recognition of T. phayrei, T. chloropterus, T. axillaris and T. aromaticus, as well as T. affinis, which was not even recognized as a race in HBW. Members of this group are closely related to T. curvirostra; species limits in this whole complex, also including T. griseicauda, T. teysmannii, T. floris and T. psittaceus, have been discussed by a number of authorities, but remain unclear. The present species differs from T. affinis, of western India, on account of its yellow (not whitish) forehead (2); white (not creamy-brown) undertail-coverts of male (3); duller brown back and green rump (1); longer bill, tail and tarsus but shorter, less rounded wing (at least 2); and “striking vocal differences” (at least 1)#R. Monotypic.