Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Treron olax
Family: Doves and Pigeons · Status: Former resident and very rare visitor · Size: 20–20.5 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Resident in the Greater Sundas and the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
Smallest of all Green Pigeon species. Male has slaty-grey hood, maroon wings, orange patch on upper-breast, underparts yellowish-green with undertail-coverts dark chestnut. Female with greyish crown, face and throat, pale greyish throat, darker green upperparts and yellowish-green underparts. Both sexes with pale iris. Juveniles resemble adult females. Told from Pink-necked Green Pigeon by bluish-grey hood and maroon wings in male; from Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon by pale (not red) iris; from Thick-billed Green Pigeon by lack of thick bill, red bill base, and green orbital ring.
Forest and forest edges.
Frugivorous, feeds on figs and similar fruits, typically in pairs or small flocks in the mid-storey to canopy.