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20-JUL-2003 Copyright © 2005 Robert

Pink-necked Green Pigeon

Jurong Birdpark, Singapore

Scientific name: Treron vernans (Linnaeus 1771). This bird is a male.

Pink-necked Green Pigeons eat mainly fruit. Their colourful feathers allows them to blend perfectly in the foliage of fruiting trees. Distribution: Southeast Asia from Southern Myanmar,
to the Malay peninsula, to Sulawesi, the Philippines and Borneo. Very common resident In Singapore throughout the island and North and South offshore islands.

More information can be found here.

For backyard feeders: try Birds-Out-Back.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/100s f/6.3 at 280.0mm, iso400 with flash, 1.4TC
full exif


other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 03-Aug-2003 14:55
Exquisite! Awesome color and clarity. Wonderful piece of work, as well as all the others too!
Darren