Pigeons, Doves

Taiwan Green Pigeon

Treron formosae

The Taiwan Green Pigeon (Treron formosae) is a 140 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

140 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia.

Where to see it: 台北 · 國立臺灣大學校總區(Taipei · National Taiwan University Main Campus) (Taiwan); 台北 · 野柳IBA(Yeliu IBA) (Taiwan); Po Toi (Hong Kong); 嘉義鰲鼓濕地IBA · 全區(Aogu Wetland IBA) (Taiwan); 台北 · 田寮洋濕地(Taipei · Tianliaoyang Wetland) (Taiwan).

Photo: (c) Sundar Lakshmanan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist