Have you Spotted this Rare Green
Imperial-Pigeon?
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Gopinatham is a beautiful little hamlet in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. It is also the birthplace of Veerappan. The hamlet is surrounded by a thick scrub forest and a mountainous terrain with a lot of streamlets, lakes and rivers running through it.
The place is a real haven for birders.
One special bird that we spotted here is the green imperial pigeon - a stately, resident forest bird, commonly found in in woodlands and mangroves.
The green imperial pigeon is also the state bird of Tripura, and it is found in the tropical southern Asia from Nepal and India east to Indonesia.
It is a beautiful, large bird with metallic green wings and white or pale grey bellies.
These birds are found in small flocks and build their nests with sticks and twigs on trees.
They lay one or two white-coloured eggs at a time and both parents share responsibilities of incubation and caring for the young.
They are largely frugivorous and play a critical role in the regeneration of forests as they disperse seeds through their faeces. Sadly, the species is facing a threat of decreasing population, owing to habitat loss and indiscriminate poaching.
The Imperial pigeon eats fruits, berries, flowers, leaves, and other plant material.
Photos © Rufus
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