Treron phayrei
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is found from Nepal, northeast India, and Bangladesh to southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex. It has been added to the Red List of IUCN in 2014.
The ashy-headed 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.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon sighting in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 233 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.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to January, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Bardia National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 590 mm in July. August has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon sightings, Royal Bardia National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same genus: Treron
The closest relatives of the Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon that you can see in Royal Bardia National Park (genus Treron, Green-Pigeons) are Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (about 20%) and Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Bardia National Park (25 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.
