Pink-necked Green-Pigeon

Pink-necked Green-Pigeon

Treron vernans

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Jakarta

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

703 Verified sightings at Jakarta
1,941 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Pink-necked Green-Pigeon

The pink-necked green pigeon (Treron vernans) is a species of bird of the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae. It is a common species of Southeast Asia, found from Thailand, and Vietnam south through to the major islands of Indonesia and the Philippines (where it is called "punay"). It is a medium-sized pigeon with predominantly green plumage; only the male has the pink neck that gives the species its name. The species lives in a wide range of forested and human-modified habitats and is particularly found in open habitats. Its diet is dominated by fruit, in particular figs. Pairs lay two eggs in a flimsy twig nest in a tree, shrub, or hedge, and work together to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks. The species is thought to be an important disperser of fruit seeds. The species has adapted well to human changes to the environment, and can be found in crowded cities as long as fruiting trees are present.

Carl Linnaeus described the pink-necked green pigeon as Columba vernans in 1771. Its specific name, vernans, is derived from the Latin word vernantis for "brilliant" or "flourishing". It was later moved to the green pigeon genus Treron. Within that genus the species... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:39

Singapore · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC1067415 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:45

Malaysia · 2014

© Peter Boesman · XC290488 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:12

Singapore · 2021

© Kim Chuah Lim · XC645000 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
9 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
13 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~60%
2 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~60%
3 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~60%
4 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
5 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~50%
6 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
7 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
8 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
9 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
10 Semarang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Disney's Animal Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
4 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
5 Zoo Pilsen 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 Wrocław Zoological Garden 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
7 Birdworld 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
8 Kuala Lumpur Bird Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
9 Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Biodiversity Conservation Center 🇵🇭 Philippines In captivity
10 Africarium 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
11 Rákosův pavilon 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
12 Velemlokárium 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
13 terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-necked Green-Pigeon in Jakarta?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-necked Green-Pigeon sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 703 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pink-necked Green-Pigeon in Jakarta?

May and July

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-necked Green-Pigeon in Jakarta on a given day, against about 50% in February–March and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pink-necked Green-Pigeon?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-necked Green-Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Jakarta the best place to see a Pink-necked Green-Pigeon?

Among the best

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Pink-necked Green-Pigeon sightings, Jakarta ranks 3rd at about 60%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 60%) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 60%).

Where does the Pink-necked Green-Pigeon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pink-necked Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Jakarta (703 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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