Treron vernans vernans

(Linnaeus, 1771)

Vernacular names
English : Pink-necked green-pigeon
French : Colombar giouanne

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : 4 other subspecies known

Identification
Female olive-green with yellow breast and belly. Male with olive wings, grey-blue head, lilac-pink neck and nape, orange spot on breast and yellow belly. Tail grey-blue, bright red feet.

Range and habitat
Southeast Asia, from south Myanmar and Vietnam to western Indonesia and Philippines. Occurs around forests, forest edges, mangroves, plantations and urban parks, to 1200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species can adapt to living close to human settlements and even within cities and cultivated areas. Expanding its range because of accidental introduction through escape of captive birds.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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