White-bellied green pigeon
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Treron |
| Species: | T. sieboldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Treron sieboldii (Temminck, 1835) | |
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 (2012). "Treron sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "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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