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Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora affinis   - Female
Pompadour Green Pigeon
Photographer : © S Ramakrishnan
Location :Burliar Shola, near Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India
Date : 4 October 2005
English synonyms:Pompadour Green-Pigeon, Pompadour Pigeon, Andaman Green Pigeon (chloropterus), Andaman Green-Pigeon (chloropterus), Buru Green Pigeon (aromaticus), Buru Green-Pigeon (aromaticus), Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (affinis), Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon (affinis), Gray-fronted Green Pigeon (affinis), Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon (affinis), Philippine Green Pigeon (axillaris), Philippine Green-Pigeon (axillaris), Ceylon Green Pigeon (pompadora), Sri Lanka Green Pigeon (pompadora), Sri Lankan Green Pigeon (pompadora), Ashy-headed Green Pigeon (phayrei)
Bird Family :Columbidae - Pigeons & Doves
Bird Group :COLUMBIFORMES
Red Data Status :Least Concern
Remarks :It has been suggested that this race should be elevated to species status as Grey-fronted Green Pigeon Treron (p.) affinis., e.g. in Rasmussen & Anderton (2005) Birds of South Asia - The Ripley Guide Smithsonian Institution & Lynx edicions.