It was a hot afternoon. Suddenly the sky became overcast. And just as suddenly there was a downpour. Before long the downpour turned into a light drizzle. In the midst […]
“I was watching a very compliant/friendly female Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans griseicapilla) feeding on a fruiting Muntingia calabura (‘Village Cherry’). As usual, only took the green-yellow fruit and not […]
My MacArthur Palm (Ptychosperma macarthurii) has been fruiting for some time now. This evening the Asian Glossy Starlings were feasting on the ripe fruits. Then suddenly the Pink-necked Green-pigeons flew […]
Fronting my house is a clump of majestic old Lipstick Palms (Cyrtostachys renda), also known as Sealing-wax Palm and Pinang Rajah. This is a popular ornamental palm among the Chinese […]
Pink-necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans), as with many birds, gather together prior to roosting. But unlike Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters (Merops leschenaultia), Long-tailed Parakeets (Psittacula longicauda) or even Red-whiskered Bulbuls (Pycnonotus jocosus), Pink-necked […]
Trustmind Ng’s image of a Pink-necked Green-pigeon (Treron vernans) chick above shows an egg tooth at the tip of its bill. On the other hand, Linee Yeo’s image below shows […]
Linee Yeo came across a Pink-necked Green-pigeon (Treron vernans) chick that fell from the nest and landed on the ground below. She also noticed the male adult perching on a […]
“One year ago we encountered a pair of Pink-Necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans) nesting in a tree outside our school’s General Office LINK. “As biology teacher who is also in-charge of […]
“We are glad that Commonwealth Secondary School is home to a pair of Pink-necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans). These pigeons feed mainly on fruits. “Their colourful plumage allows them to blend […]
“Small flock of Pink-necked Green Pigeons (6-8) feeding on fruiting Muntingia calabura (Local name ‘Village Cherry’). “They swallowed the fruit whole. “Interestingly they did not go for the fully ripe […]
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