Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula melanochroa)

Other Names (World)
Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon, Black Imperial-pigeon, Silver-laced Imperial-pigeon, Black Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
38 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1878)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 150 - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B).

Bismarck Archipelago (Umboi, New Britain, Watom, Duke of York, New Ireland).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Black Imperial Pigeon (Ducula melanochroa) [XC169526]
by id from New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Often placed in a species-group with Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pinon) and Collared Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula mullerii), and exhibits some plumage characters intermediate between the two. Affinities have also been suggested between these three species and the Barking Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula latrans) superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula melanochroa) - 10 files

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