Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula subflavescens)

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
35 - 40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Finsch, 1886)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

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

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss and degradation through logging and conversion to oil palm plantations is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Yellowish Imperial Pigeon (Ducula subflavescens) [XC246700]
by id from Walindi Plantation Resort, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Yellowish Imperial Pigeon (Ducula subflavescens) [XC246703]
by Todd Mark from Walindi Plantation Resort, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Pied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula bicolor), White Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) and Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula subflavescens) (Sibley and Monroe 1993) are retained as separate species. Ducula spilorrhoa and Ducula constans (Sibley and Monroe 1993) are lumped into Torresian Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa), because Christidis and Boles (1994) do not recognize Kimberley Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula constans) (an Australian endemic) as a separate species, including it with spilorrhoa, subflavescens and luctuosa as a subspecies of bicolor.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Torresian Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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