Yellow-footed Green Pigeon at Bharatpur

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Yellow-footed Green Pigeons mixed with leaves and vegetation in side Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur. The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon or Yellow-legged Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) is a common species of green pigeon found in the India. It is called हरियल in hindi and Marathi.It is also the state bird of Maharashtra. These yellow-footed green pigeon species have bluish gray crown, nape and cheeks. The throat and the breast are pale yellowish orange. The underparts are paler. The neck is yellowish mustard. The upperparts are grayish green. The bill is creamy white and the tip of the upper mandible is curved. The irises are reddish brown. The legs and feet are yellowish. The call of these green pigeon species is a mellow whistling "kwa.kow" sound. This footage is part of the broadca