Treron bicinctus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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. The nape is blue-grey and the crown is yellowish green. The uppertail coverts are bronzed and the undertail coverts are unmarked rufous. The male has a pinkish band on the upper breast with a broader orange one below while the female has a bright yellow breast.
Similar in appearance to other green pigeons including the yellow-footed green pigeon and the grey-fronted green pigeon but has no maroon on the wing. The male does not have any grey on the head but has a narrow band of lilac on the upper breast with a broader orange band below. The undertail-coverts are cinnamon with the longer feathers edged yellow. The tail is grey above with a broad subterminal dark band. The females are yellow below and lack the orange or lilac bands. The undertail coverts are duller cinnamon with greenish spots. The upper tail however has the central feathers slaty... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhubaneshwar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Lucknow | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th most-seen of the 155 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April to January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
7th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon sightings, Minneriya National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%) and Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Minneriya National Park (92 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.
