Biology:White-bellied green pigeon
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| 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] File:Treronsieboldii - oiso kanagawa - 2023 6 4.webm
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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22691283/93308026. 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3009-8_11, retrieved 2023-08-21
- ↑ "Japanese Green Pigeon". http://www.komatan.jp/e/aobato.html.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "White-bellied green pigeons battle waves in Kanagawa". Mainichi Shimbun. November 4, 2015. http://mainichi.jp/graph/2015/09/04/20150904p2a00m0na005000c/001.html.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q997448 entry
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