Treron Sphenurus - Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon - watercolor painting

This is a watercolor painting of a wedge-tailed green-pigeon, yes, those are the real colors. Last summer I went on a kick of painting beautiful pigeons from all around the world, and this was the first of the series (I do hope to still make more) This beautiful pigeon can be found on the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia.

Here’s the information about this pigeon from Merlin - Brightly-colored pigeon of lowland and hill forest. Both sexes are green with red feet and a bright blue bill, but males have an orange chest patch and wine-red patches on the wings which the female lacks. Females can be confused with the similarly plain Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon, but Wedge-tailed has a much shorter tail with a rounded tip. Like other green-pigeons, tends to occur in pairs and small flocks, but will congregate in large numbers at fruiting trees, usually high in the canopy. Listen for its distinctive song, a series of smooth ascending coos followed by a series of blubbering high-pitched notes.

This is a watercolor painting on paper made by Jeannie Ortiz in 2025.

It is in an archival matte with backer board that measures 11“ x 14“ or 28 cm x 35 1/2 cm