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Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Increasing

Alternate Names

Yellow-legged Green Pigeon

Native Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Fruits

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Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicopterus

The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon is a common species of Green Pigeon found in South Asia. The species feeds on fruits of a large variety of fruit trees. They forage in flocks. In the early morning they are often seen sunning on the tops of emergent trees in dense forest areas.

Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    হালধীয়া ঠেঙৰ হাইঠা
  • Bengali:
    হলদে-পা হরিয়াল
  • Gujarati:
    હરીયલ
  • Hindi:
    हरियाल
  • Malayalam:
    ഹരിയാൾ
  • Marathi:
    हरोळी, हिरवा होला
  • Nepali:
    हलेसो
  • Punjabi:
    ਹਰੀਅਲ
  • Tamil:
    பச்சைப்புறா
Taxanomy

COLUMBIFORMES
COLUMBIDAE
Treron phoenicopterus

Quick Facts
  • It is a state bird of Maharashtra.