Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora) - HBW 4, p. 195
French: Colombar pompadour
German: Pompadourtaube
Spanish: Vinago de Pompadour
Other common names: Grey-fronted/Ashy-headed/Andaman Green-pigeon; Pompadour Pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba Pompadora J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Sri Lanka.
Closely related to T. curvirostra; these two species are associated, and both have large number of island forms; species limits in this whole complex have been discussed by a number of authorities, but remain uncertain; present species has at times been considered to include any or all of T. griseicauda, T. floris, T. teysmannii and T. psittacea as races. Races chloroptera, axillaris and aromatica sometimes considered megasubspecies. Numerous other races have been described, many based on minor differences. Eight subspecies currently rec.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Columba Pompadora J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Sri Lanka.
Closely related to T. curvirostra; these two species are associated, and both have large number of island forms; species limits in this whole complex have been discussed by a number of authorities, but remain uncertain; present species has at times been considered to include any or all of T. griseicauda, T. floris, T. teysmannii and T. psittacea as races. Races chloroptera, axillaris and aromatica sometimes considered megasubspecies. Numerous other races have been described, many based on minor differences. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
Closely related to T. curvirostra; these two species are associated, and both have large number of island forms; species limits in this whole complex have been discussed by a number of authorities, but remain uncertain; present species has at times been considered to include any or all of T. griseicauda, T. floris, T. teysmannii and T. psittacea as races. Races chloroptera, axillaris and aromatica sometimes considered megasubspecies. Numerous other races have been described, many based on minor differences. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pompadora (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Indian Subcontinent (Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh S to Western Ghats and Kerala, and E to Assam) and Sri Lanka.
- chloroptera Blyth, 1846 - Andaman and Nicobar Is.
- phayrei (Blyth, 1862) - Myanmar through SW China (S Yunnan) and Thailand to Laos and S Vietnam (Cochinchina).
- pompadora (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Indian Subcontinent (Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh S to Western Ghats and Kerala, and E to Assam) and Sri Lanka.
- chloroptera Blyth, 1846 - Andaman and Nicobar Is.
- phayrei (Blyth, 1862) - Myanmar through SW China (S Yunnan) and Thailand to Laos and S Vietnam (Cochinchina).
- amadoni Parkes, 1965 - N Luzon (N Philippines).
- axillaris (Bonaparte, 1855) - S Luzon, Polillo, Alabat, Catanduanes, Lubang and Mindoro (N Philippines).
- canescens Parkes, 1965 - Mandate S to Mindanao and Basilan (E Philippines).
- everetti (Rothschild, 1894) - Sulu Archipelago.
- aromatica (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - islands in Flores Sea (Tanahjampea, Kalao, Kalaotoa) and S Moluccas (Buru).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female looking around in a tree. Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 23 sec 4.6 -
A perched male, defecating Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp phayrei)
Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 4.6 -
A male on a branch, looking around. Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 41 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched high in a tree, panting Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp phayrei)
Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
1 bird Locality Sablayan Penal Colony, Sablayan, Mindoro, Philippines (ssp axillaris)
Daniêl Jimenez 10 March 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 3.7 -
A female on a branch. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp chloroptera)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 2 years ago 32 sec 3.4 -
male perched Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp pompadora)
Martin Kennewell 15 December 2012 18 weeks ago 19 sec 3.2 -
A group of birds perched, two of them flying away. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp chloroptera)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 2 years ago 46 sec 3 -
A male on a branch. Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 2.8 -
feeding in treetop at dawn Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp phayrei)
Martin Kennewell 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 21 sec 2.7 -
A group of birds in a tree. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp chloroptera)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 2 years ago 39 sec 2.7 -
A female in a treetop. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 3 years ago 46 sec 2
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