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| name = Green pigeons<br />
| image = Thick-billed Green Pigeon.jpg<br />
| image_caption = male [[Thick-billed green pigeon]]<br />
| taxon = Treron<br />
| authority = [[Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot|Vieillot]], 1816<br />
| subdivision_ranks = Species<br />
| subdivision = '''(Total 30)'''See text<br />
| type_species = ''[[Treron curvirostra|Columba curvirostra]]''<br />
| type_species_authority = [[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], 1789<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Treron''''' is a [[genus]] of [[bird]] in the pigeon [[family (biology)|family]] [[Columbidae]]. Its members are commonly called '''green pigeons'''. The genus is distributed across [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. This genus contains 30 [[species]], remarkable for their green coloration, hence the common name, which comes from a [[carotenoid]] pigment in their diet. Green pigeons have diets of various fruits, nuts, and/or seeds. They dwell in trees and occupy a variety of wooded habitats. Members of this genus can be further grouped into species with long tails, medium-length tails, and wedge-shaped tails. Most species of green pigeon display [[sexual dimorphism]], where males and females can be readily distinguished by different colored [[plumage]].<br />
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==Behaviour== <br />
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Green pigeons usually live in groups but can be found in mating pairs. These birds like to live in wild environment, away from humans. But nowadays, it has been seen that these live on outskirts of cities and towns together with humans.<br />
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==Nesting== <br />
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Their nest is made up of twigs and little branches similar to Common [[Doves and pigeons|Doves and Pigeons]]. The height of nest is about {{Convert|12–20|ft|m|abbr=on}} high on trees that camouflage with their colour. One of their nest has been seen on Neem tree in Rajasthan India which exactly match with their body colour.<br />
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Eggs are laid 4–5 days after making of nest, and eggs hatch in 15–17 days. After hatching, chicks are fed by both male and female parents.<br />
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==Taxonomy==<br />
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The genus ''Treron'' was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist [[Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot]] with the [[thick-billed green pigeon]] (''Treron curvirostra'') as the [[type species]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Vieillot | first=Louis Jean Pierre | author-link=Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot | year=1816 | title=Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire | publisher=Deterville/self | location=Paris | page=49 | language=French| url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9745205x/f55.image}}<!--BHL has a scan of an 1883 reprint - same pagination http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12830237 --></ref><ref>{{ cite book | editor-last=Peters | editor-first=James Lee | editor-link=James L. Peters | year=1937 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=3 | publisher=Harvard University Press | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=14 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14477729 }}</ref> The genus name is from the [[Ancient Greek]] ''trērōn'' meaning "pigeon" or "dove".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url=https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl | url-access=registration | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=[https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl/page/n389 389] }}</ref><br />
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The genus contains 30 species:<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | year=2020 | title=Pigeons | work=IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/pigeons/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=16 March 2020 }}</ref><br />
* [[Cinnamon-headed green pigeon]] (''Treron fulvicollis'')<br />
* [[Little green pigeon]] (''Treron olax'')<br />
* [[Pink-necked green pigeon]] (''Treron vernans'')<br />
* [[Orange-breasted green pigeon]] (''Treron bicinctus'')<br />
* [[Pompadour green pigeon]] complex:<br />
** [[Sri Lanka green pigeon]] (''Treron pompadora'')<br />
** [[Grey-fronted green pigeon]] (''Treron affinis'')<br />
** [[Ashy-headed green pigeon]] (''Treron phayrei'')<br />
** [[Andaman green pigeon]] (''Treron chloropterus'')<br />
** [[Philippine green pigeon]] (''Treron axillaris'')<br />
** [[Buru green pigeon]] (''Treron aromaticus'')<br />
* [[Thick-billed green pigeon]] (''Treron curvirostra'')<br />
* [[Grey-cheeked green pigeon]] (''Treron griseicauda'')<br />
* [[Sumba green pigeon]] (''Treron teysmannii'')<br />
* [[Flores green pigeon]] (''Treron floris'')<br />
* [[Timor green pigeon]] (''Treron psittaceus'')<br />
* [[Large green pigeon]] (''Treron capellei'')<br />
* [[Yellow-footed green pigeon]] (''Treron phoenicopterus'')<br />
* [[Bruce's green pigeon]] (''Treron waalia'')<br />
* [[Madagascar green pigeon]] (''Treron australis'')<br />
* [[Comoros green pigeon]] (''Treron griveaudi'')<br />
* [[African green pigeon]] (''Treron calvus'')<br />
* [[Pemba green pigeon]] (''Treron pembaensis'')<br />
* [[São Tomé green pigeon]] (''Treron sanctithomae'')<br />
* [[Pin-tailed green pigeon]] (''Treron apicauda'')<br />
* [[Sumatran green pigeon]] (''Treron oxyurus'')<br />
* [[Yellow-vented green pigeon]] (''Treron seimundi'')<br />
* [[Wedge-tailed green pigeon]] (''Treron sphenurus'')<br />
* [[White-bellied green pigeon]] (''Treron sieboldii'')<br />
*[[Ryukyu green pigeon]] (''Treron permagnus'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Species Updates – IOC World Bird List|url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/species-updates/|access-date=2021-06-18|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* [[Taiwan green pigeon]] (''Treron formosae'')<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Commons category|Treron|''Treron''}}<br />
{{Wikispecies|Treron|''Treron''}}<br />
* {{cite book<br />
|last1 = Gibbs<br />
|first1 = David<br />
|last2 = Barnes<br />
|first2 = Eustace <br />
|last3 = Cox<br />
|first3 = John <br />
|title = Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World<br />
|publisher = [[Yale University Press]]<br />
|year = 2001<br />
|pages = 425–456<br />
|isbn = 0-300-07886-2<br />
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[[Category:Treron|*]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot]]<br />
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]<br />
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