Common emerald dove: Difference between revisions

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Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the [[wing]]s which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It often flies low between the patches of dense forest it prefers, but when disturbed will frequently walk away rather than fly. They are particularly good weavers when flying through forests. When flying they expose a buff underwing and a chestnut colour of their flight [[feather]]s.

In populated parts of the [[Western Ghats]] in India, their fast rapid flight causes them to fall victim to window-hits. They fly fast into glass windows that appear to them like clearings in the forest and in almost all cases they are killed. In [[Kerala]] this behaviour has led to their local name which means ''stupid dove''.

Emerald Dove is a stocky, medium-sized pigeon, typically 23 to 28 centimetres in length. The back and wings are bright emerald green. The flight [[feather]]s and tail are blackish, and broad black and white bars show on the lower back in flight. The head and underparts are dark vinous pink (in ''chrysochlora'', more brown in ''longirostris''), fading to greyish on the lower belly. The eyes are dark brown, the bill bright red and legs and feet rufous.

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Emerald Dove is the state bird of the Indian State of [[Tamil Nadu]].

[[Image:Dead_bronze_dove.jpg|thumb|A window-hit specimen from the [[Western Ghats]] ]]

== References ==

* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48765|title=Chalcophaps indica|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern