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- Treron sphenurus
Identification
33cm.
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 recognized:[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 c1500m.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
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Recording by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017
Early summer song/call, recorded late afternoon./ There is background call by Green-backed Tit.
References
Pair in nesting season
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Birdforum thread discussing range of this species
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
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