Pink-necked Green Pigeon

Treron vernans

Family: Doves and Pigeons · Status: Very common resident · Size: 26.5–32 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Resident throughout Southeast Asia.

Identification

Male has light green wings, grey head, pale pink neck and upper-breast, orange breast patch, light green underparts and chestnut undertail-coverts. Female is a uniform light green for both upperparts and underparts. Juvenile resembles female but males soon show patches of adult plumage. Told from Orange-breasted Green Pigeon by extent of pink, which extends to the neck in Pink-necked but is restricted to the upper breast in Orange-breasted; from Little Green Pigeon by larger size and lack of pale iris; from Thick-billed Green Pigeon by thinner bill lacking red base and absence of green orbital ring.

Habitat

Forests, mangroves, wooded areas, gardens and parks.

Behaviour

Arboreal, seldom comes to the ground except to drink. Frequently forms foraging flocks of 20–30 birds, especially at fruiting trees.