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Common Emerald Dove

chalcophaps indica

The Common Emerald Dove is a beautiful bird with shimmering green feathers. It loves to perch on tree branches and can often be seen in parks and gardens!

Hábitat: Common Emerald Doves live in tropical forests, woodlands, and gardens across Southeast Asia.

Aspecto

The Common Emerald Dove has a striking iridescent emerald green back and wings, contrasting with a pinkish-purple head and underparts. Its greyish crown and small white forehead patch, along with two distinct black-and-white bars on its lower back, make it easily recognizable.

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Common Emerald Dove

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Datos interesantes

Despite bright colors, they are masters of disguise, blending perfectly into the forest!

Did you know its dazzling green feathers shimmer because of light bending, not paint?

These doves build surprisingly flimsy nests, often just a few twigs loosely put together!

Unlike many birds, they often walk, not hop, gracefully patrolling the forest floor.

Habilidades especiales

Common Emerald Dove has shimmering green feathers that help them blend perfectly into leafy forest environments, making them hard to spot.

Common Emerald Dove can burst into flight quickly to escape predators, thanks to strong wing muscles and a compact body shape.

Common Emerald Dove can find tiny seeds and fallen fruits on the forest floor, using its short bill to pick them up efficiently.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 23-27 cm
Envergadura: 45-48 cm
Peso: 0.12-0.16 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2
Incubación: 14-17 días

Dieta y alimentación

These colorful doves forage on the ground for fallen seeds, fruits, and small insects.

Alimentos principales

seeds
fallen fruits
berries
small ants
termites

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Crested Goshawk

Accipiter trivirgatus

A swift raptor that ambushes doves in their forest habitat.

eaten by

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

A large snake that ambushes birds and other small animals.

eats

Cluster Fig

Ficus racemosa

Relies on the fallen fruits of this common forest tree.

eats

Parasol Leaf Tree

Macaranga tanarius

Feeds on the small seeds from its dropped fruits.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.