Common Emerald Dove

Common Emerald DoveA dove with iridescent green on its wings. It searches for food along forest trails and on the forest floor, and is often seen alone in Hong Kong.What does it look like?Males have an obvious silver forecrown. In females, the silver on the head does not extend as far toward the forecrown; juveniles are browner, with rufous tips on the upper wing feathers forming a wingbar.How does it live?A dove with iridescent green on its wings. It searches for food along forest trails and on the forest floor, and is often seen alone in Hong Kong.It searches for food on forest trails and the forest floor, usually alone and sometimes in pairs. A small number of Hong Kong diet records found seeds and invertebrates.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.During 52 weekly morning surveys at the Tuensang market in Nagaland from May 2009 to April 2010, researchers recorded 14 Common Emerald Doves (Chalcophaps indica).