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olourful attire allows them to blend perfectly in the foliage of fruiting trees (can you spot the pigeon in the photo on the left?)Figs are their favourite, but they also eat palm fruit and berries, and nibble on buds. In Sungei Buloh, their favourite food include the fruit of the Macaranga, Cherry Tree(Muntingia calabura), small banyan figs (Ficus benjamina), and Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum).Like other Green Pigeons, they are arboreal and seldom come the ground except to drink, although they may snack on berries of low bushes. Pink-necked Green Pigeons are the only Green Pigeons found commonly outside the primary forest. They prefer habitats with trees that provide fruits as well as a safe perch including mangroves, scrub, secondary forest, forest edge.Mangrove and wetland wildlife atSungei Buloh Nature ParkMain features: Medium (25cm), chubby; bill pale green; feet red. See below for difference from other Green Pigeons.Male: Head and throat grey; upper breast and neck pinkish-purple; lower breast orange.Female: Uniform green plumage; yellow stripe in wing; belly has yellow tinge; thighs mixed dark green and yellow; under tail coverts pale cinnamon.Call: Described as rapidly repeated bubbling whistles, chuckles, gurgles in a variety of songs.MaleFemaleIn flight: Fast, direct flight. When disturbed, flies off with clapping wing beats.Similar birds: Other Green Pigeons. The Pink-necked has a grey tail with broad black subterminal band and narrow white tip.Status in Singapore: Very common resident throughout the island and North and South offshore islands.World distribution: Southeast Asia from Southern Myanmar, to the Malay peninsula, to Sulawesi, the Philippines and Borneo.Classification: Family Columbidae, subfamily Treroninae (Fruit Pigeons). World 310 species, Singapore 11 species.Pink-necked Green Pigeons forage most actively in the early morning. Although they may feed in flocks of up to 30 in a fruiting tree, males especially may defend...