Yellow-footed green pigeon

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| name = Yellow-footed green pigeon

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_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}}

| image = Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg

| image_caption = Pair in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India

| genus = Treron

| species = phoenicopterus

| authority = (Latham, 1790)

| synonyms = Treron phoenicoptera (Latham, 1790)

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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.{{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}} It is the state bird of Maharashtra.[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.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. In Marathi, it is called Haroli or Hariyal. It is known as Haitha in 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:{{Cite journal |last1=Choudaj |first1=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 |journal=Ornis Hungarica |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=62–71 |doi=10.2478/orhu-2023-0004 |issn=2061-9588|doi-access=free }} in the early morning, they are often seen sunning on the tops of emergent trees in dense forest areas, especially Banyan trees,{{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}} but they have also been spotted in natural remnants in urban areas. Their population is currently increasing.