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Common Emerald Dove (female)

Chalcophaps indica

Description:

The Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and east through Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, to northern and eastern Australia. The dove is also known by the names of Green Dove and Green-winged pigeon. The Common Emerald Dove is the state bird of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.

Notes:

The Edward Youde Aviary (尤德觀鳥園) is a 3,000-square-metre (32,000 sq ft) aviary built over a natural valley at the southern corner of Hong Kong Park which is located in Central at the bottom of the north eastern slope of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. It has a highest point of 46.5 metres (153 ft) and a lowest point of 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level. This walk-though aviary features a collection of 800 birds representing 100 species indigenous to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and New Guinea.

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2 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks macaw Feathers for the ID. The link didn't work, though.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Beautiful bird.

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

南區 Southern District, 香港 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Spotted on Mar 14, 2013
Submitted on Mar 19, 2013

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