Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Sumba Green Pigeon
Treron teysmannii
Sumba Green Pigeon (Treron teysmannii) — Pigeons & Doves of Australia & Oceania.
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The Sumba Green Pigeon (Treron teysmannii) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 206 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Treron
- Species teysmannii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 206 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sumba 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 Sumba Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sumba Green Pigeon (Treron teysmannii) is a member of the Columbidae family, within the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sumba (sw Lesser Sundas).
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 206 g, with a wing length of about 15.7 cm and a tail of around 8.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6,075 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sumba Green Pigeon?
The Sumba Green Pigeon is a large bird that weighs around 206 g.
Where does the Sumba Green Pigeon live?
The Sumba Green Pigeon is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sumba (sw Lesser Sundas), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Sumba Green Pigeon belong to?
The Sumba Green Pigeon (Treron teysmannii) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Sumba Green Pigeon eat?
The Sumba Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Sumba Green Pigeon migrate?
The Sumba Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sumba Green Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Sumba Green Pigeon make?
1 real field recording of the Sumba 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 Sumba Green Pigeon's range?
The Sumba Green Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 6,075 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.