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Chalcophaps indica
SUBFAMILY
Columbinae
TAXONOMY
Columba indica Linnaeus, 1758, Ambon. Nine subspecies.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Little green pigeon; French: Colombine turvert; German: Glanzkдfertaube; Spanish: Palomita Esmeralda Dorsiverde.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
9.1–10.6 in (23–27 cm); 3.8–5.6 oz (108–160 g). Wings and mantle metallic green.
DISTRIBUTION
From Indian subcontinent to China, south through Southeast Asia and to Australia.
HABITAT
Forest.
BEHAVIOR
The silent male displays by bowing the head and lifting the closed wings and tail while sitting on a branch.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Seed and fallen fruits.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Clutch of cream-colored or buffish eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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