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+ | [[Image:Wedge-tailed-green-pigeon.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014]] | ||
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] sphenurus | ;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] sphenurus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 30–33 cm (11¾-13 in) | |
− | + | *Yellowish-green head, neck and underparts | |
+ | *Coppery-gold wash on crown and breast | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Bangladesh]] | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Bhutan]]<br /> |
+ | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] (main island), [[Lesser Sundas]] and [[Bali]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
− | + | [[Image:DSCN2000.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair in nesting season<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] (Alt. 2,100 m [7000 ft.] above MSL), June 2014]] | |
− | *''T.s.sphenurus'' | + | Three subspecies are recognised:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
− | + | *''T. s. sphenurus'' - Mountains. of Kashmir to southwest [[China]], [[Myanmar]], north [[Thailand]] and [[Laos]] | |
− | *''T.s.robinsoni'' | + | *''T. s. robinsoni'' - Mountains of [[Malay Peninsula]] and central [[Vietnam]] |
− | + | *''T. s. korthalsi'' - High mountains of [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]] and Lombok | |
− | *''T.s.korthalsi'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Evergreen and moist deciduous forest. At least in Indonesia is a montane species, usually occurring above c1,500 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | {{ Audio|wedge-tailed_green_pigeon_call_alok.mp3 }} | ||
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+ | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
+ | Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 1,670 m (5500 ft.), Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April-2017<br /> | ||
+ | Early summer song/call, recorded late afternoon./ There is background call by Green-backed Tit. | ||
+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | Click images to see larger version | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Image:IMG_2587.jpg|By {{user|Rajiv+Mehta|Rajiv Mehta}}<br />Dehradun, [[India]], July-2007 | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2578224 Birdforum thread] discussing range of this species | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Treron | + | {{GSearch|"Treron sphenur" {{!}} "Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon"}} |
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− | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Treron]][[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 09:18, 28 April 2023
- Treron sphenurus
Identification
30–33 cm (11¾-13 in)
- Yellowish-green head, neck and underparts
- Coppery-gold wash on crown and breast
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java (main island), Lesser Sundas and Bali.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognised:[1]
- T. s. sphenurus - Mountains. of Kashmir to southwest China, Myanmar, north Thailand and Laos
- T. s. robinsoni - Mountains of Malay Peninsula and central Vietnam
- T. s. korthalsi - High mountains of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok
Habitat
Evergreen and moist deciduous forest. At least in Indonesia is a montane species, usually occurring above c1,500 m.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 1,670 m (5500 ft.), Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017
Early summer song/call, recorded late afternoon./ There is background call by Green-backed Tit.
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
By Rajiv Mehta
Dehradun, India, July-2007
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Birdforum thread discussing range of this species
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wedge-tailed_Green_Pigeon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1