Little Green Pigeon

Little Green Pigeon
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Treron olax

Malay Name: Punai Kecil

Chinese Name: 小绿鸠

Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Indonesia.

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 20-20.5 cm

Identification: Male can be distinguished from other Green Pigeon species by a combination of small size, bluish-grey hood, maroon wings and broad orange patch on upper-breast. Female has dark grey crown, pale greyish throat, dark green upperparts, pale undertail-coverts with dark green streaks and no eyering.

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

Habitat: Forest.

Behaviour/Ecology:

Local Status: Former resident and very rare visitor

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2018)

Featured reports: Feb 2024

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

Male Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Lawrence Cher
Female Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Mohamad Zahidi
Little Green Pigeon at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Daniel Ong
Male Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Mohamad Zahidi
Male Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Lawrence Cher
Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Con Foley
Little Green Pigeon at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Male Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Con Foley
Female Little Green Pigeon at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Lawrence Cher
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Little Green-Pigeon)

References:

BirdLife International. (2018). Treron olax. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691132A130176838.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

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

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Little Green Pigeon. Retrieved on December 15, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/little-green-pigeon.

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