3329. No orange-breast green pigeon seen in Singapore

Francis Yap <frayap@gmail.com>	6:03 PM (3 hours ago)
to me

Dear David,

Sorry for the late reply. We do not have Orange-breasted Green Pigeon in our Singapore checklist. I believe they have only been sighted once or twice near Jurong Bird Park and therefore thought to be escapees instead.

The Pink-necked Green Pigeon on the other hand is a common resident bird in Singapore. It has a bluish grey head and a pink nape, neck and upper breast, and orange central breast. The Orange-breasted Green Pigeon has a greenish head and a much reduced pink upper breast and orange central breast.

You can see our entry of the Pink-necked Green Pigeon here:

https://singaporebirds.com/species/pink-necked-green-pigeon/

Best regards,

Francis Yap

Admin for the Singapore Bird Project.

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 From:
 Vinago bicincta Jerdon, Madras Journ. Lit. Sci., 12, 1840 pg 13
 Orange-breasted green pigeon  Treron bicincta
is very similar to the Pink-necked Green Pigeon. Principal difference in having the forehead, face and throat yellowish green,  a more restricted mauve-pink area on the upper breast and a different tail pattern, the outer tail feathers being blackish with a broad pale grey terminal band. The female differs from the female of vernans in having a grey nape and hind neck and different tail pattern. It is also, on the whole, slightly larger and heavier-billed bird.

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