Whistling green pigeon

Whistling green pigeon
Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Treron
Species: T. formosae
Binomial name
Treron formosae
Swinhoe, 1863
Synonyms
  • Sphenocercus formosae

The whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and Batanes. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2014). "Treron formosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 August 2016.


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