White-bellied Green-pigeon (Treron sieboldii)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Green-Pigeon, White-bellied Wedge-tailed Green-pigeon, Japanese Wedge-tailed Green-pigeon, White-bellied Pigeon, White-bellied Green Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
31 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1835)

Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest with fruiting trees. Occasionally urban parks and secondary forest. From sea-level - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B), Japan (B), Laos (B), Russia (Asian) (B), South Korea (B), Taiwan (China) (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Flocks congregate on the coast to drink saltwater, presumably to aid in digestion of some fruits.

Voice
A drwan-out, strongly inflected, mournful 'oh aooh' and a slightly more fluty 'ooaa aaoo' song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

White-bellied Green Pigeon (Treron sieboldii) [XC285801]
by Peter Boesman from Mount Fuji east side, Japan (song)

White-bellied Green Pigeon (Treron sieboldii) [XC818154]
by Peter Boesman from Yacho-no-mori, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (call)

Subspecies
In past, sometimes placed in genus Sphenurus. Closely allied to Wedge-tailed Green-pigeon (Treron sphenurus) and Taiwan Green-pigeon (Treron formosae), and more distantly to Sumatran Green-pigeon (Treron oxyurus) species-group. Several other subspecies described, but now considered invalid.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

sieboldii (Temminck, 1835) - Japan, mountains of Taiwan, and eastern China (Jiangsu, Fujian).
fopingensis Cheng, Tan & Sung, 1973 - Central China (eastern Sichuan, southern Shaanxi).
murielae (Delacour, 1927) - South-central China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan) through northern and central Vietnam (Tonkin, Annam) to extreme northern Thailand.
sororius (Swinhoe, 1866) - Taiwan.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bellied Green-pigeon (Treron sieboldii) - 10 files

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