Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon

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Scientific Name: Treron fulvicollis

Malay Name: Punai Bakau

Chinese Name: 棕头绿鸠

Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo.

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: fulvicollis, melopogenys, oberholseri, baramensis.

Local Subspecies: fulvicollis

Size: 25.5-26 cm

Identification: Distinguished from male Pink-necked Green Pigeon by the rufous-chestnut hood and maroon wings. Female resembles Thick-billed Green Pigeon but bill and eyering distinctively narrower, thigh yellowish and undertail-coverts streaked instead of barred.

Similar looking species: Little Green Pigeon, Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Thick-billed Green Pigeon

Habitat: Freshwater swamp forest, coastal forest, mangroves, secondary growth and suitable wooded areas.

Behaviour/Ecology: Little is known of the behaviour of this species.

Local Status: Rare visitor

Conservation Status: Vulnerable (BirdLife International 2022)

Featured reports: Jun 2022, Oct 2022, Nov 2022, Jan 2023, Mar 2023, Apr 2023

Past records in our database:

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Male Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon at TEG. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Female Cinnamon Green Pigeon at Pulau Ubin. Photo Credit: See Toh
Male Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon at TEG. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Male Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon at Tampines ECO Green. Photo credit: Wong Lee Hong
Female Cinnamon Green Pigeon at Pulau Ubin. Photo Credit: See Toh
Subadult male Cinnamon Green Pigeon at Pulau Ubin. Photo Credit: Loke Peng Fai
Male Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon at TEG. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon)

References:

BirdLife International 2022. Treron fulvicollis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon. Retrieved on May 27, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/cinnamon-headed-green-pigeon.