Showing posts with label Green Imperial pigeon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Imperial pigeon. Show all posts

Monday, July 27, 2009

The Green Imperial pigeon, Malwala, Sri Lanka

On the opposite bank of the Kaluganga at Malwala, where I saw the Brahminy kite, I saw a largish bird, slightly smaller than the Brahminy kite. I took this photo of it. My son in law Charaka identified it as the Green Imperial pigeon - Ducula aenea.