Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Sumatran Green-pigeon (Treron oxyura) - HBW 4, p. 202
French: Colombar à queue pointue
German: Gelbbauch-Grüntaube
Spanish: Vinago de Sumatra
Other common names: Yellow-bellied Pin-tailed Green-pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba oxyura Temminck, 1823, Java.
In past, sometimes placed in genus Sphenurus. Closely allied to T. apicauda and T. seimundi, and these three species may form a link between the African and other Asian Treron species; more distantly related to the T. sphenura species-group. Monotypic.
Distribution: Sumatra and W Java.
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one moving around in fruiting tree Locality Bukit Tapan, West Sumatra Region, Sumatra (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 June 2008 2 years ago 36 sec 2.5
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