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| Species | Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis |
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| Record ID | 10628 |
| Date | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Location | Central Catchment Nature Reserve |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Age | Adult |
| Sex | Male |
| Date added | 22 Oct 2023 |
| Identification |
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| A green pigeon flashed past Jelutong Tower at the same height as the tower. It was close. Heading south. Appeared from nowhere and disappeared before I could even call "Cinnamon-headed green pigeon". Francis missed it, he was looking at an Asian brown flycatcher at the time. Green pigeon size and flight pattern, but with a striking warm orangeish head. My immediate reaction was that this was unmistakeably a male Cinnamon-headed green pigeon, but it was over all too quickly to make any proper assessment of plumage etc. So that's it. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Flying roughly south, fast and direct, through the canopy of secondary forest in the central catchment. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Perfect sunlight at just the right angle from behind the observer, naked eye views only but it was very close. |
| Observer's experience |
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| Seen on Pulau Ubin. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Most common green pigeons in SE Asia. And Emerald dove, which should be considered even if to only confirm that I am happy it wasn't. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2023). Record 10628: Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis. Retrieved August 23, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10628/.