Treron sieboldii
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii), also known as Siebold's green pigeon and Japanese green pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in East, and Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests and woodlands. Its population has increased significantly since 2000. It is one of the few green pigeons that migrates.
The species epithet is named after Philipp Franz von Siebold, a German naturalist and traveler. White-bellied green pigeons are found in Japan, Taiwan, eastern and southern China, and northern Southeast Asia. In Japan, their population is found mainly in Hokkaido and the Ryukyu Islands. They also occur in Taiwan and eastern and southern China, and in northern Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
The species is generally sedentary, but birds in Hokkaido are wholly migratory and only present there from May to September, and the populations in the rest of Japan also undertake some poorly understood migration. This pigeon is a forest dweller. It settles in deciduous and mixed forests, and prefers primary forests. In Japan, it exists in the forests of lowlands and in mountain forests, up to 1... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Ocean Park Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Green-Pigeon sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Green-Pigeon in Taichung on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Taichung's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 330 mm in August.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Green-Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate White-bellied Green-Pigeon sightings, Taichung ranks 6th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taipei (Taiwan, under 5%), Sapporo (Japan, under 5%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Green-Pigeon that you can see in Taichung (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Pearl-necked Dove (about 90%), Red Turtle Dove (about 50%) and Rock Pigeon (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Green-Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Taichung (34 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
