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Large green pigeon

Treron capellei (Temminck, 1822)

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The large green pigeon (Treron capellei) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 354.5 g to 455 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Large green pigeon (Treron capellei)
Photo: H. Gronvold and E C Stuart Baker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the large green pigeon

Weight
354.5 g – 455 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large green pigeon live?

Not recorded

What is the large green pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The large green pigeon (Treron capellei) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Large green pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Large_green_pigeon&oldid=1314948433), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the large green pigeon endangered?

The large green pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the large green pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusTreron
  7. SpeciesTreron capellei (Temminck, 1822)

Synonyms Butreron capellei, Butreron capellei messopora, Butreron capellei panochra, Butreron capellei passorhina, Columba capellei

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Large green-pigeonEnglish
  • Large green-pigeonEnglish
  • Large green-pigeonEnglish
  • حمام أخضر كبيرArabic
  • colom verdós grosCatalan
  • holub zelenošedýCzech
  • colomen werdd fawrWelsh
  • Stor PapegøjedueDanish
  • Große GrüntaubeGerman
  • Dickschnabel-GrüntaubeGerman
  • DickschnabeltaubeGerman
  • granda verdakolomboEsperanto
  • Vinago grandeSpanish
  • suur-viigituviEstonian
  • isoviherkyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombar de CapelleFrench
  • krupnokljuna voćaricaCroatian
  • vastagcsőrű zöldgalambHungarian
  • Punai besarIndonesian
  • Piccione verde maggioreItalian
  • オオアオバトJapanese
  • didysis žaliasis karvelisLithuanian
  • Кого ыжар кӓдӹWestern Mari
  • Burung Punai BakokMalay
  • Grote PapegaaiduifDutch
  • goliatgrønndueNorwegian
  • treron wielkiPolish
  • وڈا ہرا کبوترWestern Panjabi
  • pombo-verde-grandePortuguese
  • Большой зелёный голубьRussian
  • trerón veľkýSlovak
  • Veliki zeleni golubSerbian
  • större grönduvaSwedish
  • นกเปล้าใหญ่Thai
  • Büyük Yeşil GüvercinTurkish
  • вінаго великийUkrainian
  • 大綠鳩Chinese
  • 大绿鸠Chinese

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Relatives of the large green pigeon

Other species in the same genus Treron.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the large green pigeon?

An adult large green pigeon weighs 354.5 g – 455 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the large green pigeon endangered?

The large green pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the large green pigeon?

The large green pigeon (Treron capellei) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large green pigeon (Treron capellei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-green-pigeon

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BibTeX
@misc{large_green_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Large green pigeon (Treron capellei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-green-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}