Whistling Green-Pigeon
Treron formosae
A variable green-pigeon of subtropical and tropical lowland broadleaf evergreen forests. Ryukyu subspecies readily approachable, sometimes found in parks and gardens; Taiwan subspecies more timid. Ryukyu and Taiwan subspecies sometimes considered separate species, as Taiwan birds are much smaller and have a rufous cap. Similar to White-bellied Green-Pigeon, but feathers around the legs never white, face less yellowish, and white edges of undertail coverts narrower. Song a low, whistling "poo-aa-poooo", rising and trilling at end, recalling a bamboo flute.
Identification
Whistling green pigeon has been split into the following species: Ryukyu green pigeon, Treron permagnus, endemic to Japan Taiwan green pigeon, Treron formosae, found in Taiwan and Bahanes
Taxonomy
Genus: Treron; Family: Columbidae; Order: Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Treron formosae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Treron
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