Little Green-Pigeon

Little Green-Pigeon

Treron olax

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days <5%

37 Verified sightings at Singapore
1,700 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Little Green-Pigeon

The little green pigeon (Treron olax) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is smaller than other species in the genus Treron.

This pigeon is about 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and they are sexually dimorphic with males having an orange neck patch shading into yellow on the underside and a maroon mantle which are absent on females which are largely olive green above and yellow on the underside. Like other green pigeons they are frugivorous and found in forested habitats. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:14

Malaysia · 2020

© Kim Chuah Lim · XC534594 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:01

Malaysia · 2017

© Peter Boesman · XC360103 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:20

Malaysia · 2008

© David Edwards · XC29978 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Green-Pigeon in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green-Pigeon sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 253rd most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Green-Pigeon in Singapore?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green-Pigeon in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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

Between midnight and 3 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Green-Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Singapore the best place to see a Little Green-Pigeon?

Among the best

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Little Green-Pigeon sightings, Singapore ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, under 5%).

Where does the Little Green-Pigeon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Singapore (37 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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