White-bellied green pigeon

White-bellied green pigeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Treron
Species:
T. sieboldii
Binomial name
Treron sieboldii
(Temminck, 1835)

The white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in East Asia, Russian Far East and Southeast Asia.[1] Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Its population has increased significantly since 2000.[2]

White-bellied green pigeon in Ōiso, 2023

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]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Treron sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22691283A93308026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22691283A93308026.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ueta, Mutsuyuki (2020), "Avifauna at Ooyamazawa: Decline of Birds that Forage in Bushy Understories", Long-Term Ecosystem Changes in Riparian Forests, Ecological Research Monographs, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 201–211, doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3009-8_11, ISBN 978-981-15-3008-1, retrieved 2023-08-21
  3. ^ "Japanese Green Pigeon". Retrieved March 21, 2018.[dead link]
  4. ^ "White-bellied green pigeons battle waves in Kanagawa". Mainichi Shimbun. November 4, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.[dead link]