Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Vulnerable
Flores Green-pigeon (Treron floris)
Taxonomy
French: Colombar de Florès German: Floresgrüntaube Spanish: Vinago de Flores
Taxonomy:
Treron floris
Wallace
, 1864,Flores
.Distribution:
WC Lesser Sundas on Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Besar, Solor, Lembata, Pantar and Alor. Reported from Komodo, and may occur also on some other Flores Sea islands#R.
Descriptive notes
c. 28 cm. General coloration soft green with faint yellow tinge on underparts and breast; forehead, face and crown pale grey; faint purplish bronze tinge on mantle; carpal... read more
Voice
Rather loose phrases of shorter or longer modulated mellow whistles. Some drawn-out whistles may be... read more
Habitat
Lowland primary, tall secondary and coastal forest and woodland up to 600 m on Lombok, to 550 m on... read more
Food and feeding
Very little known. Feeds on small fruits, including figs. Forages in canopy.
Breeding
No information available.
Movements
Possibly locally nomadic, but no good information.
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. Previously considered Near Threatened. No population data available, but species is considered to be rare on Sumbawa and uncommon on Flores, although locally... read more
Closely allied to T. curvirostra; has been considered a race of that species or of T. pompadora. Monotypic.