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 NT    Sumba Green-pigeon* Id (Atlas):
    Treron teysmannii

Description (10)
Image of Sumba Green-pigeon
 

Other Scientific Names
Treron teysmanni [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Schlegel, 1879

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia (B) (NB).

Sumba (west-central Lesser Sundas).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 14,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through deforestation and possibly hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A bubbling advertising call. A low coughing 'korrrr' uttered when feeding.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Sumba Green Pigeon (Treron teysmannii) [XC121820]
     by Kim Chuah Lim from Sumba: forest patch in eastern Sumba, Indonesia (call)

 
Sumba Green Pigeon (Treron teysmannii) [XC553063]
     by Frank Lambert from Wanggameti National Park, East Sumba, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Closely allied to Thick-billed Green-pigeon (Treron curvirostra) and has been considered a subspecies of Thick-billed Green-pigeon (Treron curvirostra) or of Sri Lanka Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Sumba Green-pigeon (Treron teysmannii) - 10 files


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