Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Treron vernans
Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) — Pigeons & Doves of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 132 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Treron
- Species vernans
Where it lives
Southeastern Asia to Philippines, Sulawesi region, western, central Lesser Sundas and northern Moluccas
Quick facts
- Weight
- 132 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family, part of the order Columbiformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR, AU se Asia to Philippines, Sulawesi region, w, c Lesser Sundas and n Moluccas.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 132 g, with a wing length of about 13.7 cm and a tail of around 8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pink-necked Green Pigeon?
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 132 g.
Where does the Pink-necked Green Pigeon live?
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is found across Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR, AU se Asia to Philippines, Sulawesi region, w, c Lesser Sundas and n Moluccas, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Pink-necked Green Pigeon belong to?
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Pink-necked Green Pigeon eat?
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Pink-necked Green Pigeon migrate?
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pink-necked Green Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Pink-necked Green Pigeon make?
1 real field recording of the Pink-necked Green Pigeon — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pink-necked Green Pigeon's range?
The Pink-necked Green Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 2.3 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.