Merpati dan tekukur (Pigeons & Doves)
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A flash of green low through the understory and then gone again, leaving you doubting your own eyes. The forest floor's secret jewel.
- Populasi
- Widespread across South and Southeast Asia, locally common in suitable forest.
- Habitat
- Tropical and subtropical forests and dense wet woodlands, including secondary growth, plantations, farmland edges, and mangroves; typically stays close to dense cover and forages on the ground under a closed canopy.
- Fakta menarik
- Male Asian Emerald Doves perform a bobbing courtship dance and can be told from females by a white shoulder patch and grey crown that females lack.
- Sebaran
- Indian subcontinent and South/Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, southern China, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and islands off New Guinea (this Asian population is now treated as a separate species from the Pacific emerald dove, Chalcophaps longirostris, and Stephan's emerald dove, Chalcophaps stephani, which occupy Australia/the Pacific).
- Makanan
- Primarily seeds and fallen fruit, gleaned from the forest floor; also takes berries and some invertebrates while foraging on the ground.
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,42 m
- Masa hidup
- 4,8 tahun
