''Treron'' is a genus of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. Its members are commonly called green pigeons. The genus is distributed across Asia and Africa. This genus contains 30 species, remarkable for their green coloration, hence the common name, which comes from a

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pigment in their diet. Green pigeons have diets of various fruits, nuts, and/or seeds. They dwell in trees and occupy a variety of wooded habitats. Members of this genus can be further grouped into species with long tails, medium-length tails, and wedge-shaped tails. Most species of green pigeon display sexual dimorphism, where males and females can be readily distinguished by different colored

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Behaviour

Green pigeons usually live in groups but can be found in mating pairs. These birds like to live in wild environment, away from humans. But nowadays, it has been seen that these live on outskirts of cities and towns together with humans.

Nesting

Their nest is made up of twigs and little branches similar to Common Doves and Pigeons. The height of nest is about high on trees that camouflage with their colour. One of their nest has been seen on Neem tree in Rajasthan India which exactly match with their body colour. Eggs are laid 4–5 days after making of nest, and eggs hatch in 15–17 days. After hatching, chicks are fed by both male and female parents.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Treron'' was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot with the thick-billed green pigeon (''Treron curvirostra'') as the type species. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek ''trērōn'' meaning "pigeon" or "dove". The genus contains 30 species: *

Cinnamon-headed green pigeon The cinnamon-headed green pigeon (''Treron fulvicollis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove fores ...

(''Treron fulvicollis'') * Little green pigeon (''Treron olax'') * Pink-necked green pigeon (''Treron vernans'') * Orange-breasted green pigeon (''Treron bicinctus'') * Pompadour green pigeon complex: ** Sri Lanka green pigeon (''Treron pompadora'') ** Grey-fronted green pigeon (''Treron affinis'') **

Ashy-headed green pigeon The ashy-headed green pigeon (''Treron phayrei'') is a pigeon in the genus ''Treron''. It is found from Nepal, northeast India, and Bangladesh to southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Many authorities split the species from the p ...

(''Treron phayrei'') **

Andaman green pigeon The Andaman green pigeon (''Treron chloropterus'') is a pigeon in the genus ''Treron''. It is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex. It has been added in the 2014 Red ...

(''Treron chloropterus'') ** Philippine green pigeon (''Treron axillaris'') ** Buru green pigeon (''Treron aromaticus'') * Thick-billed green pigeon (''Treron curvirostra'') *

Grey-cheeked green pigeon The grey-cheeked green pigeon (''Treron griseicauda'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Ind ...

(''Treron griseicauda'') *

Sumba green pigeon The Sumba green pigeon (''Treron teysmannii'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Sumba Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss ...

(''Treron teysmannii'') * Flores green pigeon (''Treron floris'') *

Timor green pigeon The Timor green pigeon (''Treron psittaceus'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found on the islands of Rote and Timor. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. ...

(''Treron psittaceus'') *

Large green pigeon The large green pigeon (''Treron capellei'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is thr ...

(''Treron capellei'') *

Yellow-footed green pigeon The yellow-footed green pigeon (''Treron phoenicopterus''), also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.It is the state bird of Maharashtra.

(''Treron phoenicopterus'') * Bruce's green pigeon (''Treron waalia'') * Madagascar green pigeon (''Treron australis'') * Comoros green pigeon (''Treron griveaudi'') *

African green pigeon The African green pigeon (''Treron calvus'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, and one of 5 green pigeon species in the Afrotropics. The species has a wide range in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 17 accepted races. Description and ...

(''Treron calvus'') *

Pemba green pigeon The Pemba green pigeon (''Treron pembaensis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by ...

(''Treron pembaensis'') * São Tomé green pigeon (''Treron sanctithomae'') * Pin-tailed green pigeon (''Treron apicauda'') * Sumatran green pigeon (''Treron oxyurus'') * Yellow-vented green pigeon (''Treron seimundi'') *

Wedge-tailed green pigeon The wedge-tailed green pigeon or Kokla green pigeon (''Treron sphenurus'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Description It is greenish yellow with wedge shaped tail. The crown is tinged with orange-rufous with variable amount of ...

(''Treron sphenurus'') *

White-bellied green pigeon The white-bellied green pigeon (''Treron sieboldii'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in China, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, India and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The pigeo ...

(''Treron sieboldii'') *

Ryukyu green pigeon The Ryukyu green pigeon (''Treron permagnus'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Taiwan green pigeon (''T. formosae''), but phylogenetic evi ...

(''Treron permagnus'') *

Taiwan green pigeon The Taiwan green pigeon (''Treron formosae'') is a bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metaboli ...

(''Treron formosae'')

References

* * Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Columbiformes-stub