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Taiwan Green-Pigeon

Treron formosae Swinhoe, R 1863

The Taiwan green pigeon is a bird in the family Columbidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It is found in Taiwan and Batanes in the Philippines. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Treron
Scientific:
  Treron formosae

Original description

Citation:
  Swinhoe, R 1863

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Treron formosae

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54848330

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  020464B68D96E4C3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-020464B6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/020464B6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177293


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Treron formosae formosae: Mountains of Taiwan and Botel Tobago
  • Treron formosae filipinus: N Philippines (Batan, Calayan, Camiguin Norte and Sabtang)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Taiwan Green-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom verdós de Taiwan
Czech:
holub tchajwanský
Danish:
Taiwanpapegøjedue
German:
Formosagrüntaube
Spanish:
Vinago de Formosa
Finnish:
taiwaninviherkyyhky
French:
Colombar de Formose
Croatian:
tajvanska voćarica
Hungarian:
tajvani zöldgalamb
Italian:
Piccione verde fischiatore
Japanese (romaji):
zu-aka ao-bato
Japanese:
ズアカアオバト
Lithuanian:
taivaninis žaliasis karvelis
Dutch:
Taiwanpapegaaiduif
Norwegian:
Taiwangrønndue
Polish:
treron złotogłowy
Portuguese:
pombo-verde-da-formosa
Russian:
Тайваньский зелёный голубь
Slovak:
trerón ohnivohlavý
Serbian:
Zeleni golub zviždač
Swedish:
taiwangrönduva
Ukrainian:
вінаго тайванський
Chinese:
红顶绿鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭綠鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Taiwan Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus] ( Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus] ( Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus] ( Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus] ( Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus] ( Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus] ( Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan) ( Treron formosae formosae/filipinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Taiwan Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Taiwan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Taiwan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Taiwan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Treron [formosae or permagnus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Colom verdós de Taiwan
Czech: holub tchajwanský
Danish: Taiwanpapegøjedue
German: Formosagrüntaube, Formosagrüntaube (formosae/filipinus)
English: Formosan green pigeon, Red-capped green pigeon, Taiwan Green Pigeon, Taiwan Green-pigeon, Whistling green pigeon, Whistling green-pigeon, Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan), Whistling Green-Pigeon [formosae or philippinus]
English, HBW: Taiwan Green-pigeon
English (IOC): Taiwan Green Pigeon, Whistling Green Pigeon (Taiwan)
English (United States): Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan)
Esperanto: Fajfa verda kolombo
Spanish: Vinago de Formosa, Vinago de Formosa (Taiwan), Vinago de Formosa (Taiwán)
Spanish (Spain): Vinago de Formosa (Taiwan), Vinago de Formosa (Taiwán)
Spanish (HBW): Whistling Green-Pigeon (Taiwan)
Estonian: taivani viigituvi
Finnish: taiwaninviherkyyhky
French: Colombar de Formose, Colombar de Formose [formosae or philippinus], Colombar de Formose [formosae ou filipinus], Colombar de Formose [formosae ou philippinus]
Croatian: tajvanska voćarica
Hungarian: tajvani zöldgalamb
Italian: Piccione verde fischiatore
Japanese (romaji): zu-aka ao-bato, zuakaaobato (formosae/filipinus)
Japanese: ズアカアオバト, ズアカアオバト (formosae/filipinus), ズアカアオバト（亜種 タイワンズアカアオバト）
Japanese (Kanji): 頭赤青鳩
Scientific: Treron formosae, Treron formosae [formosae or philippinus], Treron formosae formosae, Treron formosae formosae/filipinus
Lithuanian: taivaninis žaliasis karvelis
Latvian: Taivānas zaļbalodis
Dutch: Taiwanpapegaaiduif, Taiwanpapegaaiduif (formosae/filipinus)
Norwegian: Taiwangrønndue, taiwangrønndue (formosae/filipinus)
Polish: treron złotogłowy, treron złotogłowy (formosae/filipinus)
Pinyin: hóng-dǐng lǜ-jiū, hóng-tóu lǜ-jiū, táiwān lǜ jiū
Portuguese: pombo-verde-da-formosa
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-verde-assobiador (formosae/filipinus)
Russian: Свистящий зеленый голубь, Тайваньский зелёный голубь, Тайваньский зелёный голубь (formosae/filipinus)
Slovak: trerón ohnivohlavý, trerón ohnivohlavý (skup.)
Serbian: Zeleni golub zviždač, Zeleni golub zviždač (sa Tajvana)
Swedish: taiwangrönduva, taiwangrönduva (formosae/filipinus)
Turkish: Formosa Yeşil Güvercini, Formosa yeşil güvercini (formosae/filipinus)
Ukrainian: вінаго тайванський
Chinese: 台湾绿鸠, 红顶绿鸠, 红顶绿鸠（台湾）
Chinese (Traditional): 台灣綠鳩, 紅頂綠鳩, 紅頭綠鳩, 紅頭綠鳩(formosae/filipinus), 紅頭綠鳩(台灣)
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 紅頭綠鳩
Chinese (Taiwan): 红头绿鸠

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