Editing Common emerald dove (section)

== Behaviour and ecology ==
Emerald doves usually occur singly, pairs or in small groups.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicolls |first1=Martina |title=Common Emerald Dove |url=https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2019/04/27/common-emerald-dove/ |website=SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM |date=27 April 2019}}</ref> They are quite terrestrial, often searching for fallen [[fruit]] on the ground and spending little time in trees except when roosting. They eat [[seed]]s and [[fruit]]s of a wide variety of [[plant]]s and are generally tame and approachable. They are usually found foraging in small groups or pairs. If there's a resource-rich area, small groups will maintain a territory. 

Their flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the [[wing]]s which are characteristic of pigeons in general. They often fly low between patches of dense forest, but when disturbed, they will frequently walk away rather than [[flight|fly]]. They are particularly good weavers when flying through [[forest]]s. When flying, they expose a buff underwing and a chestnut colour of their flight [[feather]]s.
[[File:Asian Emerald Dove.jpg|thumb|left|In flight at [[Chitwan National Park]], [[Nepal]].]]
The call is a low soft moaning cooing consisting of about six to seven coos, starting quietly and rising. They also call a nasal "hoo-hoo-hoon". Males perform a bobbing dance during [[courtship display|courtship]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=[[Jennifer Brown (author)|Jennifer Brown]] |title=Husbandry Guidelines For the Emeralld Dove Chalcophaps indica |publisher=[[Western Sydney Institute of TAFE]] |date=September 21, 2010 |edition= |language=en |issue=2}}</ref>