Spotted Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula carola)

Other Names (World)
Spotted Imperial-Pigeon, Spotted Fruit-pigeon, Grey-breasted Imperial-pigeon, Gray-breasted Imperial-pigeon, Grey-breasted Fruit-pigeon, Gray-breasted Fruit-pigeon, Grey-necked Imperial-pigeon, Gray-necked Imperial-pigeon, Grey-necked Fruit-pigeon, Gray-necked Fruit-pigeon, Spotted Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1854)

Habitat
Primary and selectively logged forest and forest edge. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Gregarious and nomadic. Often associates with Green Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula aenea).

Voice
A 'po po po po po'.

Subspecies
A distinctive species of uncertain affinities, perhaps most closely allied to the D. poliocephala species-group.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

carola (Bonaparte, 1854) - Luzon, Mindoro and Sibuyan (northern Philippines).
nigrorum (Whitehead, J, 1897) - Negros and Siquijor (east-central Philippines).
mindanensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1905) - Mindanao (south-eastern Philippines).

References
See References.

Files:

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