Ashy-headed Green Pigeon (Treron phayrei)
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Ashy-headed Green Pigeon

Treron phayrei (Blyth, 1862)

≈28 cmLength187 gWeight

It is a green pigeon that often occurs singly or in small flocks and flies fast and straight.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Vietnam, India, Nepal

Near Threatened

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Vietnam, India, Nepal

Ashy-headed Green Pigeon has been recorded at 106 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cat Tien NPVietnam284 records
  2. Satchari NPBangladesh159 records
  3. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia90 records
More places
  1. Chitwan National ParkNepal77 records
  2. Nameri National Park & SurroundingsIndia65 records
  3. Cat Tien National Park – HQVietnam64 records
  4. Chitwan National Park - SaurahaNepal64 records
  5. Manas NP – BanasbariIndia60 records
  6. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia57 records
  7. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical GardenChina45 records

Countries and regions with the most records

VietnamIndiaNepalBangladeshCambodiaThailandChinaSingapore

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found from Nepal, northeast India, and Bangladesh to southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex.

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Questions

How big is the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon?

The Ashy-headed Green Pigeon is about ≈28 cm long and weighs around 187 g.

Where does the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia and southern China; western Indonesia?. It is most often recorded in Vietnam, India and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon as Near Threatened.

What does the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Ashy-headed Green Pigeon in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Length
≈28 cm
Weight
187 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
156 mm
Tail
85 mm
Bill
20 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Southeast Asia and southern China; western Indonesia?

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Treron phayrei phayrei ne India through Myanmar to sw China and s Indochina

Classification

Family
Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
Genus
Treron

Other birds in the genus Treron

Cinnamon-headed Green PigeonCinnamon-headed Green PigeonTreron fulvicollisLittle Green PigeonLittle Green PigeonTreron olaxPink-necked Green PigeonPink-necked Green PigeonTreron vernansOrange-breasted Green PigeonOrange-breasted Green PigeonTreron bicinctusSri Lanka Green PigeonSri Lanka Green PigeonTreron pompadoraGrey-fronted Green PigeonGrey-fronted Green PigeonTreron affinisAndaman Green PigeonAndaman Green PigeonTreron chloropterusPhilippine Green PigeonPhilippine Green PigeonTreron axillarisBuru Green PigeonBuru Green PigeonTreron aromaticusThick-billed Green PigeonThick-billed Green PigeonTreron curvirostraGrey-cheeked Green PigeonGrey-cheeked Green PigeonTreron griseicaudaSumba Green PigeonSumba Green PigeonTreron teysmannii
Ashy-headed Green Pigeon

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