Treron apicauda
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The pin-tailed green pigeon or pin-tailed pigeon (Treron apicauda) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae native to Southeast Asia. It has also been referred to by the former names Columba longicauda, Vinago apicauda, and Sphenocerus apicaudus in earlier ornithological literature.
The pin-tailed green pigeon is a medium-sized dove, with an average weight of 185-255 grams. Males are 32-36 cm and females are typically 28 cm. It is yellow-green overall, with darker green wing-coverts and scapulars and black outer secondaries and primaries. The males have a golden breast with pinkish hues. The central tail feathers are a bluish-grey and the undertail-coverts a chestnut colour. The orbital ring is blue, as is the bill, with a lighter green or yellow tip. The legs and feet are a bright reddish-pink. The females are a duller yellow, with much shorter central tail feathers and dull undertail-coverts.
The song is described as a soft whistling ku-koo, which is usually paired. The pin-tailed green pigeon also lets out a high pitched doo! call. While in flight, feathers produce a whirring sound. The pin-tailed green pigeon is found in Bangladesh... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon sighting in Manas National Park on a given day, based on 400 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 377 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and November–February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon in Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pin-tailed 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.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon sightings, Manas National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%).
Same genus: Treron
The closest relatives of the Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon that you can see in Manas National Park (genus Treron, Green-Pigeons) are Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (about 50%), Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (about 20%) and Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Manas National Park (400 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
