Dark-backed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula lacernulata)

Other Names (World)
Dark-backed Imperial-Pigeon, Black-backed Imperial-pigeon, Javanese Imperial-pigeon, Javanese Mountain-pigeon, Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1823)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane and lowland moist forest. From 400 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula lacernulata) [XC40445]
by David Edwards from Gunung Halimun National Park, Java, Indonesia (song)

Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula lacernulata) [XC40054]
by Frank Lambert from Bali Botanical Gardens, Bali, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Probably forms a superspecies with Mountain Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula badia) and Timor Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula cineracea), although ranges of present species and Mountain Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula badia) overlap in western Java.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

lacernulata (Temminck, 1823) - Western Java.
williami (Hartert, 1896) - Eastern Java and Bali.
sasakensis (Hartert, 1896) - Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores.

References
See References.

Files:

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