Japanese Green Pigeon, 3/29/2012

When I was walking in National Taiwan University campus, I suddenly saw some mulberry tree branchlets swinging up and down. As I turned to a right angle, there it was. It's a Japanese Green Pigeon, eating the mulberry fruits. Although I've taken many pictures of Japanese Green Pigeon, I couldn't help taking it again. Japanese Green Pigeon is one of the Taiwan Endemic subspecies and is commonly seen in woodlands. They like to eat the fruits of Red Fruit Fig Trees and mulberry trees. When they come, other small birds would be scared off the tree.


photographed on 3/29/2012



photographed on 3/29/2012



photographed on 4/8/2011



photographed on 4/8/2011



photographed on 4/8/2011



video recorded on 4/8/2011

Chinese name:	綠鳩
English name:	Japanese Green Pigeon
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Treron sieboldii
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Species status:	Taiwan Endemic subspecies
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Taiwan local bird
Frequency of appearance:	Common in Taiwan
Foods:	Seeds, fruits
Habitat:	Woodlands
Altitude:	Low to Mid-altitude
Behavior:	Appear alone
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: Body is mainly green tone. Head, neck and breast are yellowy green. Belly and undertail coverts are milky white. Undertail coverts has grayish green stripes. Wing and tail are mainly light grayish green. Primaries and secondaries are grayish blue.
Breeding places:	China, Japan, Korea, Lao, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Migration destinations:
Time photographed:	4/8/2011, 3/29/2012
Location found:	Da-an Forest Park and National Taiwan University campus of Taipei City
Sources:	Internet
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