Treron sieboldii
The White-bellied Green Pigeon (Treron sieboldii) is a strikingly beautiful and often elusive member of the pigeon family, celebrated for its vibrant plumage and specialized diet. Measuring approximately 33-36 cm in length with a robust build, males are particularly distinctive, boasting an olive-green body that transitions to a brilliant yellow on the chest and belly, culminating in a sharp contrast with pure white undertail coverts. A diagnostic purplish-red patch adorns the shoulder of the...
Found primarily in subtropical and temperate broadleaf evergreen forests, montane forests, and sometimes mixed woodlands, typically at elevations ranging from lowlands up to 2,000 meters.
Strictly frugivorous, their diet consists predominantly of a wide variety of wild fruits, berries, and especially figs (Ficus species), which they pluck directly from trees.
White-bellied Green Pigeons are diurnal, typically active during the day and roosting silently within the dense canopy of trees at night, often in small, loose groups. Their foraging strategy is specialized; they are highly arboreal, moving stealthily through the upper canopy to pluck fruits dire...
The White-bellied Green Pigeon inhabits a broad swathe of East and Southeast Asia, with a distribution encompassing parts of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, central and southern China, Taiwan, northern Vietnam, and Laos. Its breeding range extends from the northern reaches of its distribution, inclu...
Least Concern
- The White-bellied Green Pigeon was named after Philipp Franz von Siebold, a German physician and botanist who introduced Western medicine to Japan. - Its distinctive whistling call is often considered one of the most beautiful and melancholy sounds of the Asian forest. - Despite its vibrant col...