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 LC    Shining Imperial-Pigeon* Id (Atlas):
    Ducula chalconota

Description (7)
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Other Names (World)
Shining Imperial-Pigeon, Red-breasted Imperial-pigeon, Rufescent Imperial-pigeon, Mountain Rufous-bellied Fruit-pigeon, Grey-hooded Fruit-pigeon, Gray-hooded Fruit-pigeon, Rufous-breasted Fruit-pigeon, Rufescent Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
37 - 39 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 1,400 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

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 (2)...)

 
Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) [XC634368]
     by Marc Anderson from near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)

 
Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) [XC634369]
     by Frank Lambert from near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Closely allied to Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula rufigaster), Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula basilica) and Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula finschii), and sometimes considered to belong to that superspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • chalconota (Salvadori, 1874)   -  Mountains of Vogelkop (north-western New Guinea).
  • smaragdina Mayr, 1931   -  Mountains of New Guinea (except Vogelkop), from Weyland to Owen Stanley Mts and mountains of Huon Peninsula.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Shining Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) - 7 files


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