About the Thick-billed Green Pigeon
The thick-billed green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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Rather small-sized pigeon being under 26 cm (10 in) as compared to other green pigeons. A thick pale greenish bill with red base, broad bluish-Green eye ring, grey crown and maroon mantle diagnostic. Wings have black primary and secondaries with yellow outer edge. Underside green in both sexes. Thighs dark green with whitish scales. Female has greenish undertail coverts with whitish scales. Males have maroon dorsum and dull chestnut undertail coverts.
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Where the Thick-billed Green Pigeon lives
When to see the Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-bellied Green PigeonTreron sieboldiiThe white-bellied green pigeon is a medium-sized, compactly built pigeon 33–36 centimetres (13–14 in) long.
Wedge-tailed Green PigeonTreron sphenurusIt is greenish yellow with wedge shaped tail.
Orange-breasted Green PigeonTreron bicinctusSimilar in appearance to other green pigeons including the yellow-footed green pigeon and the grey-fronted green pigeon but has no maroon on the wing.
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