Salawati and Aru Is through New Guinea (including Yapen, Karkar) to D'Entrecasteaux Is (Goodenough, Fergusson), Basilaki I and Louisiade Archipelago (Misima).
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).
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula zoeae) [XC140870]
by Bas van Balen from Waropen Atas, Papua, Indonesia (song)
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula zoeae) [XC557671]
by Marc Anderson from Frieda River Plains, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (call, song, song\/call)
Subspecies
A distinctive form with no clear close relatives. Has been suggested to have affinities with Collared Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula mullerii), based on the attenuated first primary present in both species.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet