Shining Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula chalconota)

Other Names (World)
Shining Imperial-Pigeon, Red-breasted Imperial-pigeon, Rufescent Imperial-pigeon, Mountain Rufous-bellied Fruit-pigeon, Grey-hooded Fruit-pigeon, Gray-hooded Fruit-pigeon, Rufous-breasted Fruit-pigeon, Rufescent Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
37 - 39 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1874)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 1,400 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) [XC26369]
by Frank Lambert from Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) [XC26368]
by id from Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Closely allied to Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula rufigaster), Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula basilica) and Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula finschii), and sometimes considered to belong to that superspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chalconota (Salvadori, 1874) - Mountains of Vogelkop (north-western New Guinea).
smaragdina Mayr, 1931 - Mountains of New Guinea (except Vogelkop), from Weyland to Owen Stanley Mts and mountains of Huon Peninsula.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Shining Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) - 7 files

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