Whistling Green Pigeon
Treron formosae

Range and population
Treron formosae, considered a small-island specialist, nests in the Nansei Shoto islands of Japan , Taiwan and the Batanes islands north of Luzon , Philippines ; it is uncommon and local on the Batanes, rare in Taiwan and common only in the Nansei Shoto. It inhabits subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest, cultivated fields where there are trees nearby, and even towns where there are gardens, mainly on small islands but at up to 2,000 m on Taiwan . In the Philippines , threats presumably comprise deforestation and hunting while commercial development through tourism is an imminent threat to Mt Irada.

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