White-bellied green pigeon
Amazing fact
White-bellied green pigeons visit the coast in flocks to drink seawater during the summer breeding season.
井の頭自然文化園
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White-bellied green pigeons visit the coast in flocks to drink seawater during the summer breeding season.
THE REAL WORLD
The real White-bellied green pigeon
- Scientific name
- Treron sieboldii
- Japanese name
- アオバト
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Treron
A pigeon of East and Southeast Asia. In Japan, it lives in mountain forests from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
It especially likes to eat fruit. It builds a shallow, dish-like nest of twigs in a tree, and the male and female raise the young together.
How the White-bellied green pigeon lives
In spring, it eats wild cherry and raspberry fruits. In summer, it eats dogwood fruits and others, changing fruits with the seasons. Drinking seawater is thought to replace minerals missing from its diet. Many swallowed seeds pass intact in droppings and are thought to be carried to distant places.
井の頭自然文化園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: about 33 cm
- Diet
- Fruit, seeds, flowers, and other food
- Range
- Japan, East Asia, and Southeast Asia
Where the White-bellied green pigeon has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アオバト
- 简体中文
- 红翅绿鸠
- 繁體中文
- 紅翅緑鳩
- 한국어
- 녹색비둘기
- Español
- Vinago japonés
- Français
- Colombar de Siebold
- Deutsch
- Sieboldgrüntaube
- Português (Brasil)
- Pombo-verde-de-barriga-branca
- Italiano
- Piccione verde panciabianca
- العربية
- حمام أخضر أبيض البطن
- Русский
- Японский зелёный голубь
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 井の頭自然文化園 — アオバトChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the White-bellied green pigeon, look for this
- You may see it eating flowers.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
井の頭自然文化園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the White-bellied green pigeon
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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