Little Green-Pigeon

Little Green-Pigeon

Treron olax

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Way Kambas National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

58 Verified sightings at Way Kambas National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,700 In all 6 parks
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Little Green-Pigeon

The little green pigeon (Treron olax) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is smaller than other species in the genus Treron.

This pigeon is about 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and they are sexually dimorphic with males having an orange neck patch shading into yellow on the underside and a maroon mantle which are absent on females which are largely olive green above and yellow on the underside. Like other green pigeons they are frugivorous and found in forested habitats. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:14

Malaysia · 2020

© Kim Chuah Lim · XC534594 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:01

Malaysia · 2017

© Peter Boesman · XC360103 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:20

Malaysia · 2008

© David Edwards · XC29978 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Green-Pigeon in Way Kambas National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green-Pigeon sighting in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 84th most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Green-Pigeon in Way Kambas National Park?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green-Pigeon in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Way Kambas National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 370 mm in March. November to February have too few records to rate.

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

Between midnight and 3 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Green-Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Way Kambas National Park the best place to see a Little Green-Pigeon?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Little Green-Pigeon sightings, Way Kambas National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Little Green-Pigeon live in Way Kambas National Park?

Same genus: Treron

The closest relatives of the Little Green-Pigeon that you can see in Way Kambas National Park (genus Treron, Green-Pigeons) are Pink-necked Green-Pigeon (about 20%) and Thick-billed Green-Pigeon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Little Green-Pigeon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Way Kambas National Park (58 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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