Spice Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora)

Other Names (World)
Spice Imperial-Pigeon, Black-knobbed Imperial-pigeon, Nutmeg-eating Fruit-pigeon, Spice Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
41 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula) [XC499225]
by Marc Anderson from near Marandan Weser, Batanta, Indonesia (song)

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula) [XC530355]
by Marc Anderson from near Marandan Weser, Batanta, Indonesia (call, song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula rubricera). A close relationship with Elegant Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula concinna) has also been suggested.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

myristicivora (Scopoli, 1786) - Widi Is (off south-eastern Halmahera) and western Papuan Is.
geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1873) - Meos Num, Numfor and Biak, in Geelvink Bay. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula geelvinkiana).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spice Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora) - 10 files

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