Grey Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii)

Other Names (World)
Grey Imperial-Pigeon, Gray Imperial-Pigeon, Pickering's Imperial-pigeon, Grey Island-pigeon, Gray Island-pigeon, Grey Imperial Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
37 - 40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1854)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Philippines (B).

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

Status VU
Habitat clearance and degradation, hunting, trapping for food, pets and trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A regular 'woo, woo, woo' usually lasting seven notes but at times shorter. However, other observers report a deep 'whrrooh' repeated intermittently.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Grey Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) [XC269424]
by Frank Lambert from Palawan; Honda Bay, Pandan Island, Philippines (song)

Grey Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) [XC761018]
by id from Kampong Mantanani, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Island Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pistrinaria), Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula rosacea) and Christmas Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula whartoni). Validity of subspecies has been questioned.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

pickeringii (Cassin, 1854) - Islets off northern and north-eastern Borneo and islets in Sulu Sea from Balabac and Cagayan to Sulu Is (southern Philippines).
langhornei (Mearns, 1905) - Western and eastern Bolod and Loran in central Sulu Is (southern Philippines).
palmasensis (Mearns, 1909) - Miangas and Talaud Is (north-east of Sulawesi).

Similar Species
Green Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula aenea) which is larger, greener with rufous undertail-coverts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) - 10 files

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