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Whistling 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 ser.1, vol.5, no.20 p.396

Protonym:
  Treron formosae

Type locality:
  Near Taiwanfoo, Formosa.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/240123#page/432/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0F50255AB0AC9E3F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0F50255A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0F50255A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177293

Geographic range:

  • Treron formosae: lowland to submontane evergreen woodland, wooded cultivation, and towns, from Ryukyu Islands and related islands (southern Japan), and southward to highlands of Taiwan, and to related islands in northernmost Philippines (Itbayat southward to Camiguin Norte)
  • Treron formosae formosae: mountains of Taiwan and Lan-yü Island
  • Treron formosae filipinus: northern Philippines (Batan, Calayan, Camiguin Norte, and Sabtang)
  • Treron formosae permagnus: northern Ryukyu Islands (Yakushima, Amami Oshima, and Okinawa, southern Japan)
  • Treron formosae medioximus: southern Ryukyu Islands (Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Yonaguni, southern Japan)
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Whistling Green Pigeon
Afrikaans:
Fluitpapegaaiduif
Azerbaijani:
Tayvan yaşıl göyərçini
Bulgarian:
Тайвански зелен плодояден гълъб
Bengali:
চ঱঳ভায ঴চযয়ার
Catalan:
Colom verdós de Taiwan
Czech:
holub tchajwanský
Danish:
Taiwanpapegøjedue
German:
Formosagrüntaube
Esperanto:
Fajfa verda kolombo
Spanish:
Vinago de Formosa
Spanish (Spain):
Vinago de Formosa
Estonian:
taivani viigituvi
Finnish:
taiwaninviherkyyhky
French:
Colombar de Formose
Croatian:
tajvanska voćarica
Hungarian:
tajvani zöldgalamb
Icelandic:
Blísturdúfa
Italian:
Piccione verde fischiatore
Japanese (romaji):
zuakaaobato
Japanese:
ズアカアオバト
Lithuanian:
Taivaninis žaliasis karvelis
Latvian:
Taivānas zaļbalodis
Dutch:
Taiwanpapegaaiduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Taiwangrøndue
Norwegian:
Taiwangrønndue
Polish:
treron złotogłowy
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-verde-assobiador
Russian:
Тайваньский зелёный голубь
Slovak:
trerón ohnivohlavý
Serbian:
Zeleni golub zviždač
Swedish:
taiwangrönduva
Turkish:
Formosa yeşil güvercini
Ukrainian:
Вінаго тайванський
Chinese:
红顶绿鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭綠鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Taiwan or Ryukyu Green-Pigeon ( Treron [formosae or permagnus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Taiwan or Ryukyu Green-Pigeon ( Treron [formosae or permagnus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colombar de Formose ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colombar de Formose ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Formosan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Formosan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Formosan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Formosan Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Whistling Green-pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Formosan Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Whistling Green Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Sphenurus formosae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sphenurus formosae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sphenurus formosae [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Whistling Green-Pigeon ( Treron formosae) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Treron formosae [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Treron formosae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Fluitpapegaaiduif
Azerbaijani: Tayvan yaşıl göyərçini
Bulgarian: Тайвански зелен плодояден гълъб
Bengali: চ঱঳ভায ঴চযয়ার
Bengali (transliteration): śisamāra hariẏāla
Catalan: Colom verdós de Taiwan
Czech: Holub tchajwanský
Danish: Taiwanpapegøjedue
German: Formosagrüntaube
English: Formosan Green Pigeon, Formosan Green-Pigeon, Red-capped Green Pigeon, Red-capped Green-Pigeon, Ryukyu Green-Pigeon, Taiwan Green Pigeon, Taiwan Green-Pigeon, Taiwan or Ryukyu Green-Pigeon, Whistling Green Pigeon, Whistling Green-Pigeon
English (Avilist): Whistling Green-Pigeon
English, HBW: Taiwan/Ryukyu Green-pigeon
English (Hong Kong SAR China): Taiwan/Ryukyu Green Pigeon
English (IOC): Taiwan/Ryukyu Green Pigeon, Whistling Green Pigeon
English (Kenya): Whistling Green Pigeon
English (United States): Whistling Green-Pigeon
Esperanto: Fajfa verda kolombo, fajfa verdakolombo
Spanish: Vinago de Formosa
Spanish (Spain): Vinago de Formosa
Spanish (HBW): Whistling Green-Pigeon
Estonian: taivani viigituvi
Finnish: Taiwaninviherkyyhky
French: Colombar de Formose, Colombar de Formose ou C. des Ryu Kyu, Colombar de Formose ou C. des Ryukyu
French (Guyane): Colombar de Formose
Croatian: tajvanska voćarica
Hungarian: tajvani zöldgalamb
Icelandic: Blísturdúfa
Italian: Piccione verde di Formosa, Piccione verde fischiatore
Japanese (romaji): zu-aka ao-bato, zuakaaobato, Zuaka-aobato, Zuaka-ao-bato
Japanese: ズアカアオバト
Japanese (Kanji): 頭赤青鳩
Scientific: Megaloprepia formosa, Sphenurus formosae, Treron [formosae or permagnus], Treron formosae, Treron formosae formosae
Lithuanian: Taivaninis žaliasis karvelis
Latvian: Taivānas zaļbalodis
Dutch: Formosapapegaaiduif, Formosa-papegaaiduif, Taiwanpapegaaiduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Taiwangrøndue
Norwegian: Taiwangrønndue
Polish: treron zlotoglowy, treron złotogłowy
Pinyin: hóng-dǐng lǜ-jiū, hóng-tóu lǜ-jiū, táiwān lǜ jiū
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-verde-assobiador
Russian: Свистящий зеленый голубь, Тайваньский зелёный голубь
Slovak: trerón ohnivohlavý
Serbian: Zeleni golub zviždač
Swedish: Formosagrönduva, taiwangrönduva
Turkish: Formosa yeşil güvercini
Ukrainian: Вінаго тайванський
Chinese: 台湾绿鸠, 紅頭綠鳩, 红顶绿鸠
Chinese (Hong Kong): 紅頂綠鳩
Chinese (Traditional): 台灣綠鳩, 紅頂綠鳩, 紅頭綠鳩
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 紅頭綠鳩
Chinese (Taiwan): 红头绿鸠

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