Treron affinis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The grey-fronted green pigeon (Treron affinis) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found in the forests of the Western Ghats in India. Many authorities have split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex. The male has a reddish mantle. The female has a green mantle.
The grey-fronted green pigeon usually occurs singly or in small groups. Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general. It eats the seeds and fruits of a wide variety of plants. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.
Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38. Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: the Ripley guide. Lynx Edicions and Smithsonian Institution. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Coimbatore | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 113 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Nagarhole National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in February.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-fronted 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon sightings, Nagarhole National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Periyar National Park (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Nagarhole National Park (113 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.
