Habitat
Subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest, cultivated fields where there are trees nearby, and even towns where there are gardens, mainly on small islands. From sea-level - 2,000 m.
Japan (B) (NB), Philippines (B) (NB), Taiwan (China) (B) (NB).
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) and decreasing.
Status NT
Deforestation and hunting, commercial development through tourism, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Shy and difficult to observe. Typically feeding on fruits in the canopy.
Voice
Song is a long, fluty mournful note, suddenly rising and wavering near the end, 'po-aa-poaaoo', like a Japanese bamboo flute, deeper than but not as inflected as the White-bellied Green-pigeon (Treron sieboldii).
permagnus Stejneger, 1887 - Northern Ryukyu Is (Yakushima, Amami O-shima, Okinawa). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Ryukyu Green-pigeon (Treron permagnus).
medioximus (Bangs, 1901) - Southern Ryukyu Is (Ishigaki, Iriomote, Yonaguni).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet