NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Philippine Green Pigeon
Treron axillaris (Bonaparte, 1855)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
A perched Philippine Green Pigeon. Photographed by Albert Abadicio.
Albert Abadicio · CC BY 4.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Philippine green pigeon (Treron axillaris) is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is endemic to the Philippines where it lives in the tropical moist lowland forests. It is part of the pompadour green pigeon complex which it was once conspecific with.
Wikipedia contributors, Philippine green pigeon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:21:35.256538+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Treron axillaris (Bonaparte, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Bonaparte, 1855)
- Common name
- Philippine Green Pigeon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Treron
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyTreroninae
- genusTreron Vieillot, 1816
- speciesTreron axillaris (Bonaparte, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Treron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| African Green PigeonTreron calvus (Temminck, 1811) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Green PigeonTreron capellei (Temminck, 1822) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andaman Green PigeonTreron chloropterus Blyth, 1845 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiwan Green PigeonTreron formosae Swinhoe, 1863 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon-headed Green PigeonTreron fulvicollis (Wagler, 1827) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-cheeked Green PigeonTreron griseicauda Bonaparte, 1855 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Green PigeonTreron olax (Temminck, 1823) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-footed Green PigeonTreron phoenicopterus (Latham, 1790) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pompadour Green PigeonTreron pompadora (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sao Tome Green PigeonTreron sanctithomae (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied Green PigeonTreron sieboldii (Temminck, 1835) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumba Green PigeonTreron teysmannii Schlegel, 1879 | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1125251 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:584CC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.