LOCAL NAMES

• Nila Mahagoya, නිල් මහගොයා, නීල මහගොයා, कबुतर, පරවියා, কবুতর, Güvercin, పావురం, புறா, ਕਬੂਤਰ, പ്രാവ്, Pigeonne, Taube, Paloma, Piccione, পৰঘুমা, सोना कबूतर, बड़ा हरियल, മേനിപ്രാവ്
• Assamese পৰ্ঘুমা
• Chinese (SIM) 绿皇鸠
• Dutch Groene Muskaatduif
• English Green Imperial-Pigeon
• English (United States) Green Imperial-Pigeon
• French Carpophage de Pauline
• French (French Guiana) Carpophage de Pauline
• German Bronzefruchttaube
• Indonesian Pergam hijau
• Japanese ミカドバト
• Malayalam മേനി പ്രാവ്
• Norwegian bronsekeiserdue
• Polish muszkatela miedziana
• Russian Бронзовый плодовый голубь
• Serbian Zelenokrili golub
• Slovak plodožer bronzový
• Spanish Dúcula Verde
• Spanish (Spain) Dúcula verde
• Swedish grön kejsarduva
• Thai นกลุมพูเขียว
• Turkish Yeşil Has Güvercin
• Ukrainian Пінон малазійський

DESCRIPTION

Ducula aenea, largest pigeon species in Sri Lanka, predominantly pearl gray with deep green wings and back. The large range extends from Nepal, southern India and Sri Lanka eastwards to southern China, Indonesia and the Philippines. Inhabits forested areas from the lowlands up into the foothills, including edge areas and second growth near human habitation. They are strong fliers that may cover large distances in a Day. It builds a stick nest in a tree and Lay a single white egg. Very vocal Bird, their sound calls are like . Named locally as Nila Mahagoya.