Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Treron curvirostra
Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra) — Pigeons & Doves of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra) is a member of the Columbidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 134 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 curvirostra
Quick facts
- Weight
- 134 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Thick-billed 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 Thick-billed Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra) is a member of the Columbidae family, within the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR widespread.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 134 g, with a wing length of about 13.6 cm and a tail of around 7.4 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 3.3 million km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Thick-billed Green Pigeon?
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 134 g.
Where does the Thick-billed Green Pigeon live?
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Thick-billed Green Pigeon belong to?
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Thick-billed Green Pigeon eat?
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Thick-billed Green Pigeon migrate?
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Thick-billed 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.
How large is the Thick-billed Green Pigeon's range?
The Thick-billed Green Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 3.3 million km².
Conservation
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