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Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014

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

Pair in nesting season
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India (Alt. 2,100 m [7000 ft.] above MSL), June 2014

Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:

T. s. sphenurus - Mountains. of Kashmir to southwest China, Myanmar, north Thailand and Laos
T. s. robinsoni - Mountains of Malay Peninsula
T. s. delacouri - mountains of central Vietnam
T. s. etorques - mountains of Sumatra
T. s. korthalsi - High mountains of 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., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Avibase
Birdforum thread discussing range of this species
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wedge-tailed_Green_Pigeon

External Links

Search for photos of Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon in the gallery

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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]]
-;Treron sphenura
+;[[Category:Treron]] [[:Category:Treron|Treron]] sphenurus
-[[Image:IMG_2587.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rajiv Mehta in Dehradun, India ]]
 ==Identification==
-cm.
+–33 cm (11¾-13 in)
+*Yellowish-green head, neck and underparts
+*Coppery-gold wash on crown and breast
 ==Distribution==
-[[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].
+[[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==
+====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]]
+Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]:
+*''T. s. sphenurus'' - Mountains. of Kashmir to southwest [[China]], [[Myanmar]], north [[Thailand]] and [[Laos]]
+*''T. s. robinsoni'' - Mountains of [[Malay Peninsula]]
+*''T. s. delacouri'' - mountains of central [[Vietnam]]
+*''T. s. etorques'' - mountains of [[Sumatra]]
+*''T. s. korthalsi'' - High mountains of [[Java]], [[Bali]] and Lombok
 ==Habitat==
-Moist lowland forests and motanes.
+Evergreen and moist deciduous forest. At least in Indonesia is a montane species, usually occurring above c1,500 m.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Vocalisation====
+{{ Audio|wedge-tailed_green_pigeon_call_alok.mp3 }}
+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-Clements6thOct24}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen24V14.2}}#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==
-{{GSearch|Treron+sphenura}}
+{{GSearch|"Treron sphenur" {{!}} "Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon"}}
-*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=777&Bird_Image_ID=12839&Bird_Family_ID=91  View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]]
+{{GS-checked}}1
+<br />
+<br />
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]