Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
White-bellied Green-pigeon (Treron sieboldii) - HBW 4, p. 203
French: Colombar de Siebold
German: Sieboldgrüntaube
Spanish: Vinago Japonés
Other common names: Japanese/White-bellied Wedge-tailed Green-pigeon, White-bellied Pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba sieboldii Temminck, 1835, Japan.
In past, sometimes placed in genus Sphenurus. Closely allied to T. sphenura and T. formosae, and more distantly to T. oxyura species-group. Several other races described, but now considered invalid. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sieboldii (Temminck, 1835) - Japan, mountains of Taiwan, and E China (Jiangsu, Fujian).
- fopingensis Cheng et al., 1973 - C China (E Sichuan, S Shaanxi).
- murielae (Delacour, 1927) - SC China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan) through N & C Vietnam (Tonkin, Annam) to extreme N Thailand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One out of two bird perched in a tree. Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp murielae)
Yoel Jimenez 25 November 2010 1 year ago 21 sec 2.8 -
A female perched. Locality Inogashira Park Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp sieboldii)
Josep del Hoyo 12 February 2010 2 years ago 41 sec 2.5
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A male.
Locality National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan (ssp sieboldii)
alder 9 January 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Specimen perched
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (ssp sieboldii)
Johannes Pfleiderer 12 August 2008 2 years ago 3.8 -
The bird seem to come in fairytale.
Locality Japan
Ksan 23 weeks ago 3.5 -
A female.
Locality National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan (ssp sieboldii)
alder 9 January 2007 3 years ago 3.5
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