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Grey-fronted Green Pigeon
Treron affinis
Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (Treron affinis) — Pigeons & Doves of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (Treron affinis) is a member of the Columbidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 234 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 affinis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 234 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-fronted 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 Grey-fronted Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (Treron affinis) belongs to the Columbidae family of the order Columbiformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR sw India.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 234 g, with a wing length of about 14.4 cm and a tail of around 7.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 185,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-fronted Green Pigeon?
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon is a large bird that weighs around 234 g.
Where does the Grey-fronted Green Pigeon live?
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR sw India, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-fronted Green Pigeon belong to?
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon (Treron affinis) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Grey-fronted Green Pigeon eat?
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Grey-fronted Green Pigeon migrate?
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Grey-fronted 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 Grey-fronted Green Pigeon make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-fronted 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 Grey-fronted Green Pigeon's range?
The Grey-fronted Green Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 185,000 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.