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Taiwan green pigeon

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

The whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae) is a bird in the family Columbidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. 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. 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)