ColumbidaeDucula

Green Imperial Pigeon

Ducula aene

43–47 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Mainly Western Ghats, E and NE India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. From Mountain Imperial by dark metallic bronze-and-green upperparts, uniform dark green tail (distinctly banded on Mountain Imperial). and maroon undertail-coverts. contrasting with. and appearing darker than. grey breast and belly. Moist tropical broadleaved forest.

Colour

GreenMaroonGrey
Average size
45 cm
Habitat
Moist tropical broadleaved forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Mainly Western Ghats, E and NE India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. From Mountain Imperial by dark metallic bronze-and-green upperparts, uniform dark green tail (distinctly banded on Mountain Imperial). and maroon undertail-coverts. contrasting with. and appearing darker than. grey breast and belly. Moist tropical broadleaved forest.

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Green Imperial Pigeon is bigger than Laggar Falcon but smaller than Greater Scaup.