Ashy-headed Green Pigeon

Treron phayrei

Family: Doves and Pigeons · Status: Vagrant · Size: 27 cm · Conservation: Near Threatened

Range

Resident in the Indian subcontinent, southwestern China, and Indochina.

Identification

Male with grey crown and forehead, maroon wings and yellowish-green underparts and faint orange breast patch. Female green overall with weaker grey crown and forehead. Lacks green orbital ring of Thick-billed Green Pigeon; female Pink-necked Green Pigeon lacks grey forehead and crown; female Orange-breasted Green Pigeon has grey on nape instead of crown; female Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon has red bill base.

Habitat

Secondary forest.

Behaviour

Frugivorous, often in flocks, may descend to ground to drink.