Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula galeata)

Other Names (World)
Nukuhiva Imperial-Pigeon, Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon, Marquesan Pigeon, Marquesan Imperial Pigeon, Marquesas Imperial-Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
55 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1855)

Habitat
Wooded valleys, secondary forest and at the edge of banana and orange plantations. From 250 - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

French Polynesia (B) (NB).

Nukuhiva (Marquesas Is). Formerly more widespread.

Population
Estimated population is 200 (2010) and increasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through introduced vegetation and grazing by feral stock, illegal hunting, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A deep bellow 'waah-waah', like the mooing of a cow.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Marquesan Imperial Pigeon (Ducula galeata) [XC74539]
by JACOB Herv\u00e9 from Hatiheu, Nukuhiva, Marqesas Is., French Polynesia, France (call)

Marquesan Imperial Pigeon (Ducula galeata) [XC74538]
by Todd Mark from Hatiheu, Nukuhiva, Marqesas Is., French Polynesia, France (call)

Subspecies
Usually considered to be part of a superspecies with Pacific Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pacifica), Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula oceanica) and Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula aurorae).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula galeata) - 10 files

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