Friday, April 14, 2023

Sri Lanka Green Pigeon/ශ්‍රී ලංකා බටගොයා/පිට දම් බටගොයා (Treron pompadora)


 Rather common endemic bird lives in forests and well wooded cultivations and home gardens from lowlands to lower hills, while local and uncommon up to mid hills. It lives as small or large flocks and sometimes as pairs. Sri Lanka Green Pigeon feeds mainly on fruits and fruiting tree may attracts the birds from miles around. The breeding season is from December to June and and sometimes also from August to September. The nest is a nearly flat platform of small twigs placed in a small bushy tree, where it lays two eggs and both sexes incubate them. 

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