My Imperial Green Pigeon Pictures

My Green Imperial Pigeon sighting took place while I was patrolling with fellow birder Ivor along the coastal road of Pulau Tekong, an island reserved for military training in Singapore. There was a flutter on the branch of a tall palm some 75m from the road.

We acquired the bird on our bins, it was a very large pigeon with iridescent green wings on a mellow gray body. It's a Green Imperial Pigeon!

It was a lifer for me and there was no time to lost we quickly bring our digital cameras to bear on this rare and beautiful pigeon. We were happy to be rewarded with some fine photos.

Checking our bird guide, it seem that the Green Imperial Pigeon has not been sighted in Singapore since 1958. That’s 45 years ago and the year I was born. Whether this pigeon flew across the Straits of Johore , the fact remains, this is a good sighting on Singapore soil.