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Pink-necked Green Pigeon - Golden Hour

 

The pink-necked green pigeon (Treron vernans) is a bird of the Columbidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

 

Male has mostly green plumage with greyish head, pinkish nape, neck and upper breast, orange central breast and dark chestnut undertail-coverts. Female lacks the pinkish and orange plumage of the male. Juvenile of both sexes resembles female but male will soon start to show patches of adult plumage.

 

Habitat: Forests, mangroves, wooded areas, gardens and parks.

 

Ecology/Behaviour: Arboreal, seldom come to the ground except to drink.

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Uploaded on March 20, 2018
Taken on February 18, 2018