Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

When to see the Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in India.

About the Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

The Pompadour green pigeon, Sri Lanka green pigeon or Ceylon green pigeon is a pigeon in the genus Treron. In Sri Lanka, this bird and several other green pigeon are known as bata goya in the Sinhala language. It is found in the forests of Sri Lanka. Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex.

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Easily confused with

Pin-tailed Green PigeonTreron apicaudaThe pin-tailed green pigeon is a medium sized dove, with an average weight of 185-255 grams. Bruce's Green PigeonTreron waaliaDespite its name, Bruce's green pigeon is mostly grey with a light yellow breast and olive green upper wings. Little Green PigeonTreron olaxThe little green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.