Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Orange-breasted Green-pigeon (Treron bicincta) - HBW 4, p. 195
French: Colombar à double collier
German: Bindengrüntaube
Spanish: Vinago Bicinta
Other common names: Orange-breasted Pigeon
Taxonomy: Vinago bicincta Jerdon, 1840, coast south of Tellicherry, India.
Most closely allied to T. vernans. Validity of races requires verification. Four subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leggei Hartert, 1910 - Sri Lanka.
- bicincta (Jerdon, 1840) - Indian Subcontinent (Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh S to Western Ghats and Kerala, and E to Assam) through Myanmar and Thailand (except C) to S Laos, S & C Vietnam and N Malaysia.
- domvilii (Swinhoe, 1870) - Hainan I.
- javana Robinson & Kloss, 1923 - Java and Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched in a tree, seen from below and flying away (then at 35% speed). Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp bicinctus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 51 weeks ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A bird preening on a branch. Locality Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka (ssp leggei)
Eldert Groenewoud 25 October 2008 3 years ago 40 sec 4.2 -
Adult viewed from front and below perched and preening Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp bicincta)
Greg Baker 2 March 2009 1 year ago 26 sec 2
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An adult male.
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (ssp leggei)
Steve Garvie 30 July 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Problem ???
Locality Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 10 January 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Lilac band in male. Both male and female have reddish legs.
Locality Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
smurali 20 February 2012 12 weeks ago 3.9 -
Perched in a tree
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka
John A Thompson 25 March 2012 5 weeks ago 3.7 -
An adult male.
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (ssp leggei)
Steve Garvie 30 July 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
A pair on a branch
Locality Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 9 January 2011 1 year ago 3.2
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