Ryukyu Green Pigeon (Treron permagnus)
About the Ryukyu Green Pigeon
The Ryukyu green pigeon (Treron permagnus) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Taiwan green pigeon (T. formosae), but phylogenetic evidence indicates that both are distinct species, and it has thus been split by the IUCN Red List, BirdLife International, and the International Ornithologists' Union. There are thought to be two subspecies: T. p. permagnus - northern Ryukyu Islands T. p. medioximus - southern Ryukyu Islands Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss. Following the extinctions of the Bonin and the Ryukyu wood pigeons, it is the only extant species of pigeon known to be endemic to Japan.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 13 CC BY-NC-ND · 8 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Japan in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Orange-breasted Green PigeonTreron bicinctusrecording
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