Orange-breasted Green Pigeon

How to identify

Field marks

1. Narrow lilac band on upper breast; broad orange band below
2. No brownish-red on either wing
3. Tail gray above, with broad dark terminal band
4. Undertail-coverts pale reddish-brown

Male, female and young

Female has a yellow belly and lacks the orange and lilac bands.

Voice

A series of low, soft whistles that twist up and down in pitch.

Similar species

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Very similar in appearance, but Orange-breasted Green Pigeon lacks brownish-red on either wing.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: Sri Lanka, India, Cambodia

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon has been recorded at 215 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Yala National ParkSri Lanka1,042 records
2. Uda Walawe NPSri Lanka483 records
3. Bundala NPSri Lanka446 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Sri LankaIndiaCambodiaIndonesiaNepalVietnamBangladeshThailand

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 orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus) is a pigeon found across tropical Asia south of the Himalaya across parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like other green pigeons, it feeds mainly on small fruit. They may be found in pairs or in small flocks, foraging quietly and moving slowly on trees.

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