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Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron apicauda
Pin-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron apicauda) — Pigeons & Doves of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron apicauda) is a member of the Columbidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 217 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 apicauda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 217 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pin-tailed 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 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron apicauda) belongs to the Columbidae family of the order Columbiformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR n India to se Asia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 217 g, with a wing length of about 16.4 cm and a tail of around 17.2 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 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pin-tailed Green Pigeon?
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon is a large bird that weighs around 217 g.
Where does the Pin-tailed Green Pigeon live?
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR n India to se Asia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Pin-tailed Green Pigeon belong to?
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron apicauda) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Pin-tailed Green Pigeon eat?
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Pin-tailed Green Pigeon migrate?
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pin-tailed 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 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon make?
1 real field recording of the Pin-tailed 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 Pin-tailed Green Pigeon's range?
The Pin-tailed Green Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.