| Sri Lanka green pigeon | |
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| Male, Kaudulla National Park, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. pompadora
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| Binomial name | |
| Treron pompadora (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The Pompadour green pigeon, Sri Lanka green pigeon or Ceylon green pigeon (Treron pompadora) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. In Sri Lanka, this bird and several other green pigeon are known as bata goya in the Sinhala language.[2] It is found in the forests of Sri Lanka. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Treron pompadora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725560A94896178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725560A94896178.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Anonymous (1998). "Vernacular Names of the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent" (PDF). Buceros. 3 (1): 53–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01.