Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
Treron vernans
Unlike many pigeons, they are sexually dimorphic; only the males sport the namesake pink neck and orange breast patch.
- Scientific name
- Treron vernans
- Taxonomy
- Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Columbiformes › Columbidae › Treron
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- increasing
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Secondary forests, mangroves, coastal scrub, and urban parks.
- Diet
- Frugivorous; primarily figs, small berries, and various wild fruits.
- Range
- Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia
- Size
- 25 to 30 cm in length; weight 105 to 160 grams.
- Lifespan
- 5 to 10 years in the wild.
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat fragmentation and occasional trapping for the cage-bird trade.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless and shy. Maintain a respectful distance of 5-10 meters to avoid startling them. If you find an injured bird, contact local wildlife rescue; do not attempt to feed it dairy or bread.
The pink-necked green pigeon ( Treron vernans ) is a bird of the Columbidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Photo: Roy Lowry, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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