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;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] sphenurus
 
;[[:Category:Treron|Treron]] sphenurus
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
33cm.
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30–33 cm (11¾-13 in)
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*Yellowish-green head, neck and underparts
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*Coppery-gold wash on crown and breast
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Wedge-tailed-green-pigeon.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014]]
 
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Bhutan]]<br />
 
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Bhutan]]<br />
 
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] (main island), [[Lesser Sundas]] and [[Bali]].
 
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] (main island), [[Lesser Sundas]] and [[Bali]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
[[Image:Wedge-tailed-green-pigeon.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014]]
 
 
Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
 
Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
 
*''T.s.sphenurus'' - Mountains. of Kashmir to southwest [[China]], [[Myanmar]], north [[Thailand]] and [[Laos]]
 
*''T.s.sphenurus'' - Mountains. of Kashmir to southwest [[China]], [[Myanmar]], north [[Thailand]] and [[Laos]]
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*''T.s.korthalsi'' - High mountains of [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]] and Lombok
 
*''T.s.korthalsi'' - High mountains of [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]] and Lombok
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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[[Image:DSCN2000.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair in nesting season<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014]]
 
Evergreen and moist deciduous forest. At least in Indonesia is a montane species, usually occurring above c1500m.  
 
Evergreen and moist deciduous forest. At least in Indonesia is a montane species, usually occurring above c1500m.  
  
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Early summer song/call, recorded late afternoon./ There is background call by Green-backed Tit.
 
Early summer song/call, recorded late afternoon./ There is background call by Green-backed Tit.
 
==References==
 
==References==
[[Image:DSCN2000.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Pair in nesting season<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]] (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014]]
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
 
 
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2578224 Birdforum thread] discussing range of this species
 
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2578224 Birdforum thread] discussing range of this species
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 00:11, 22 June 2017

Photo by Rajiv Mehta
Dehradun, India, July 2007
Treron sphenurus

Identification

30–33 cm (11¾-13 in)

  • Yellowish-green head, neck and underparts
  • Coppery-gold wash on crown and breast

Distribution

Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java (main island), Lesser Sundas and Bali.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[1]

Habitat

Pair in nesting season
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India (Alt. 7000 ft. above MSL), June 2014

Evergreen and moist deciduous forest. At least in Indonesia is a montane species, usually occurring above c1500m.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

<flashmp3>wedge-tailed_green_pigeon_call_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017
Early summer song/call, recorded late afternoon./ There is background call by Green-backed Tit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Birdforum thread discussing range of this species
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)

Recommended Citation

External Links


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