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Green pigeon

Genus of birds

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Members of this genus can be further grouped into species with long tails, medium-length tails, and wedge-shaped tails. Most species of green pigeon display sexual dimorphism, where males and females can be readily distinguished by differences in their plumage. They dwell in trees and occupy a variety of wooded habitats.

Taxonomy

The genus Treron was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot with the thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra) as the type species. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek τρηρων trērōn simply meaning "pigeon" or "dove".

The genus contains 30 species:

  • Cinnamon-headed green pigeon (Treron fulvicollis)
  • Little green pigeon (Treron olax)
  • Pink-necked green pigeon (Treron vernans)
  • Orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
  • Pompadour green pigeon complex:
    • Sri Lanka green pigeon (Treron pompadora)
    • Grey-fronted green pigeon (Treron affinis)
    • Ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)
    • Andaman green pigeon (Treron chloropterus)
    • Philippine green pigeon (Treron axillaris)
    • Buru green pigeon (Treron aromaticus)
  • Thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
  • Grey-cheeked green pigeon (Treron griseicauda)
  • Sumba green pigeon (Treron teysmannii)
  • Flores green pigeon (Treron floris)
  • Timor green pigeon (Treron psittaceus)
  • Large green pigeon (Treron capellei)
  • Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
  • Bruce's green pigeon (Treron waalia)
  • Madagascar green pigeon (Treron australis)
  • Comoros green pigeon (Treron griveaudi)
  • African green pigeon (Treron calvus)
  • Pemba green pigeon (Treron pembaensis)
  • São Tomé green pigeon (Treron sanctithomae)
  • Pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
  • Sumatran green pigeon (Treron oxyurus)
  • Yellow-vented green pigeon (Treron seimundi)
  • Wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
  • White-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii)
  • Ryukyu green pigeon (Treron permagnus)
  • Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae)

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