Whistling Green Pigeon

	Whistling Green Pigeon Whistling green pigeon has been split into the following species: * Ryukyu green pigeon, ''Treron permagnus'', endemic to Japan * Taiwan green pigeon, ''Treron formosae'', found in Taiwan and Bahanes {{Animal common name Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ryukyu Green Pigeon The Ryukyu green pigeon (''Treron permagnus'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Taiwan green pigeon (''T. formosae''), but phylogenetic evidence indicates that both are distinct species, and it has thus been split by the IUCN Red List, BirdLife International, and the International Ornithologists' Union. There are thought to be two subspecies: * ''T. p. permagnus'' - northern Ryukyu Islands * ''T. p. medioximus'' - southern Ryukyu Islands Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss. Following the extinctions of the Bonin and the Ryuku wood pigeons, it is the only extant species of pigeon known to be endemic to Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Taiwan Green Pigeon The Taiwan green pigeon (''Treron formosae'') is a bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ... in the family Columbidae. The species was Species description, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It is found in Taiwan and Batanes in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy The Ryukyu green pigeon (''T. permagnus'') of the Ryukyu Islands, Ryuku Islands was formerly considered conspecific, with both species being united together as the whistling green pigeon, but was split as a distinct species by the International Ornithologists' Union, IOC in 2021. There are thought to be two subspecies: * ''T. f. formosae'' - Endemism, endemic to Taiwan * ''T. f. fili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]