Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon

Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon

Treron affinis

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Periyar National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

1,035 Verified sightings at Periyar National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,274 In all 4 parks
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon

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 →

Sounds

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India · 2022

© JISHNU KIZHAKKILLAM · XC766810 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:08

India · 2009

© Pankaj Lad · XC214020 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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India · 2014

© vir joshi · XC178250 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon in Periyar National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 1,035 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 227 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.

When is the best time to see a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon in Periyar National Park?

January

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon in Periyar National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Periyar National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 410 mm in August.

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

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.

Is Periyar National Park the best place to see a Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon sightings, Periyar National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Nagarhole National Park (India, about 10%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 10%).

Where does the Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Periyar National Park (1,035 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.

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