Orange-breasted Green Pigeon

Treron bicinctus

Family: Doves and Pigeons · Status: Very rare visitor · Size: 29 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Resident across the Indian subcontinent, Hainan, Indochina, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Java, and Bali.

Identification

Male has green head, grey nape, narrow strip of pink on upper breast above broader bright orange breast patch. Female all-green with grey nape. Male separated from common Pink-necked Green Pigeon by limited pink on breast, which does not extend up neck, and lack of grey face. Female told apart from Pink-necked Green Pigeon by grey nape and hindneck; both sexes lack dark subterminal tail band seen in Pink-necked Green Pigeon.

Habitat

Forested areas, secondary growth, wooded parks.

Behaviour

Frugivorous, feeds on wide range of fruits, typically in flocks, undertakes seasonal movements.