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).

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) [XC674686]
by Dominik Maximili\u00e1n Ram\u00edk from Espiritu Santo (near Batouna), Sanma Province, Vanuatu (call)

Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bakeri) [XC674707]
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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