White-bellied green pigeon
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White-bellied green pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Treron |
Species: | T. sieboldii
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Binomial name | |
Treron sieboldii (Temminck, 1835)
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The white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in China, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, India and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Its population has increased significantly since 2000.[2]
The pigeon is known for its unusual habit of drinking saltwater. A well-known location where the pigeons do this in Japan is Terugasaki in Ōiso in Kanagawa Prefecture.[3][4]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Treron sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691283A93308026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691283A93308026.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Ueta, Mutsuyuki (2020), "Avifauna at Ooyamazawa: Decline of Birds that Forage in Bushy Understories", Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 201–211, ISBN 978-981-15-3008-1, retrieved 2023-08-21
- ^ "Japanese Green Pigeon". Retrieved March 21, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "White-bellied green pigeons battle waves in Kanagawa". Mainichi Shimbun. November 4, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.[dead link]
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