Vanuatu Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula bakeri)

Other Names (World)
Vanuatu Imperial-Pigeon, Vanuatu Mountain-pigeon, Baker's Pigeon, Baker's Imperial-pigeon, Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kinnear, 1928)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 300 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Vanuatu (B) (NB).

Banks Is (Ureparapara, Vanua Lava, Gaua) and northern Vanuatu (Espíritu Santo, Ambae, Maewo, Pentecost, Ambrym).

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Logging and conversion of lowland forest in the main threat. Also hunting.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A powerful and far-carrying 'twoo-too-too-too-too', repeated frequently at short intervals.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bakeri) [XC674689]
by Dominik Maximili\u00e1n Ram\u00edk from Espiritu Santo (near Batouna), Sanma Province, Vanuatu (call)

Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bakeri) [XC674702]
by Dominik Maximili\u00e1n Ram\u00edk from Espiritu Santo (near Nokowula), Sanma Province, Vanuatu (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Barking Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula latrans), Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi) and New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula goliath). This group also shows some affinities with the Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pinon) species-group.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pacifica) which has swollen black cere, paler grey head and underparts, chestnut only on vent and green-glossed dark grey upperparts and with Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) which has a white throat-patch and green iridescence on an otherwise black plumage.

References
See References.

Files:

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