White-bellied green pigeon
| White-bellied green pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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.[2][3]
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. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Japanese Green Pigeon". Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "White-bellied green pigeons battle waves in Kanagawa". Mainichi Shimbun. November 4, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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