White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula forsteni)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon, Celebes Pigeon, Celebes Imperial-pigeon, Large Celebes Pigeon, Large Celebes Imperial-pigeon, Green-and-white Zone-tailed Pigeon, Green-and-white Imperial-pigeon, White-bellied Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
48 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1854)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 150 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Sulawesi and Sula Is (Taliabu, Mangole).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A slow, deep 'uu-uum'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula forsteni) [XC823879]
by Greg Irving from Gunung Ambang, Sulawesi, Indonesia (song)

White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula forsteni) [XC89255]
by Teus Luijendijk from Gunung Ambang, Sulawesi, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula poliocephala), with which sometimes considered conspecific. Also closely related to Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula mindorensis) and Grey-headed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula radiata). This species-group may form a link between Ptilinopus fruit-doves and other imperial-pigeons. Recently discovered population of Sula Is may represent a distinct subspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula forsteni) - 10 files

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