Salawati and Aru Is through New Guinea (including Yapen, Karkar) to D'Entrecasteaux Is (Goodenough, Fergusson), Basilaki I and Louisiade Archipelago (Misima).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula zoeae) [XC498940]
by Marc Anderson from near Malagufuk, Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula zoeae) [XC498939]
by Iain Woxvold from near Malagufuk, Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)
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.