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{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Yellow-footed green pigeon
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22691203/0 |title=''Treron phoenicopterus'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>
| image = Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
| image_caption = Pair in [[Mangaon]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| genus = Treron
| species = phoenicopterus
| authority = ([[John Latham (ornithologist)|Latham]], 1790)
| synonyms =
| range_map =
| range_map_caption =
}}
[[File:Yellow footed green pegion.JPG|thumb|right|At Punjab Bhavan, [[New Delhi]].]]

The '''yellow-footed green pigeon''' ('''''Treron phoenicopterus'''''), also known as '''yellow-legged green pigeon''', is a common [[species]] of [[green pigeon]] found in the [[Indian subcontinent]] and parts of [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Treron phoenicopterus|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22691203 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=datazone.birdlife.org}}</ref> It is the [[List of Indian state birds|state bird]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=gn>[http://www.governancenow.com/gov-next/green-gov/yellow-footed-green-pigeon-remain-maharashtra-state-bird Yellow-footed green pigeon to remain Maharashtra state bird.] GovernanceNow.com June 28, 2011.</ref><ref name=reb>Rebello, S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220120/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Yellow-footed-green-pigeon-retains-the-state-bird-tag/Article1-715024.aspx Yellow-footed green pigeon retains the state bird tag.] ''Hindustan Times'' June 29, 2011.</ref> In [[Marathi language|Marathi]], it is called ''Haroli'' or ''Hariyal''. It is known as ''Haitha'' in [[Upper Assam division|Upper Assam]] and ''Haitol'' in [[Lower Assam]]. The species feeds on fruit, including many species of ''[[Ficus]]''. They forage in flocks. They are habitat generalists:<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Choudaj |first=Kiran |last2=Shaha |first2=Chaitali |date=2023-06-01 |title=Natural remnants are refuges for rare birds in an urban area: a study from Pune city, India |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0004 |journal=Ornis Hungarica |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=62–71 |doi=10.2478/orhu-2023-0004 |issn=2061-9588}}</ref> in the early morning, they are often seen [[Sunning (behaviour)|sunning]] on the tops of [[Rainforest#Emergent layer|emergent]] trees in dense forest areas, especially [[Banyan|Banyan trees]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Win |first=Nwet Nwet |display-authors=etal |date=June 2016 |title=ChemInform Abstract: Isopimarane Diterpenoids from Kaempferia pulchra Rhizomes Collected in Myanmar and Their Vpr Inhibitory Activity. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201629225 |journal=ChemInform |volume=47 |issue=29 |doi=10.1002/chin.201629225 |issn=0931-7597}}</ref> but they have also been spotted in natural remnants in [[Urban area|urban]] areas.<ref name=":0" /> Their population is currently increasing.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Rasmussen, P. C. and Anderton, J. C. (2005) ''Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide''. Vol 1 and 2. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Editions.

{{Commons category|Treron phoenicopterus}}

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[[Category:Treron|yellow-footed green pigeon]]
[[Category:Birds of South Asia]]
[[Category:Birds of Cambodia]]
[[Category:Birds of Laos]]
[[Category:Birds of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Birds of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1790|yellow-footed green pigeon]]
[[Category:Birds of Nepal]]
[[Category:Symbols of Maharashtra]]

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