Green Imperial Pigeon

Ducula aenea - Carpophage pauline

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Columbiformes

  • Family
    :

    Columbidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ducula

  • Species
    :

    aenea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 47 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 365 à 644 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 11 subspecies

  • Ducula aenea aenea (Philippines. other than northern Luzon and Palawan. .)
  • Ducula aenea sylvatica (n India and Nepal to s China to Thailand, Indochina and Andaman Is.)
  • Ducula aenea pusilla (s India, Sri Lanka)
  • Ducula aenea andamanica (Andaman Is.)
  • Ducula aenea consobrina (islands of w Sumatra except Enggano)
  • Ducula aenea polia (Malay Pen. to Greater and Lesser Sundas)
  • Ducula aenea palawanensis (Banggi I.. n Borneo. to Palawan and nearby islands (sw Philippines))
  • Ducula aenea fugaensis (n Philippines. Calayan, Camiguin Norte and Fuga Is..)
  • Ducula aenea nuchalis (n Luzon. n Philippines.)
  • Ducula aenea intermedia (Talaud and Sangihe Is.)
  • Ducula aenea paulina (Sulawesi, Togian, Banggai and Sula Is.)

Foreign names

  • Carpophage pauline,
  • Dúcula verde,
  • pombo-imperial-verde,
  • Bronzefruchttaube,
  • bronz császárgalamb,
  • Groene Muskaatduif,
  • Piccione imperiale verde,
  • grön kejsarduva,
  • Bronsekeiserdue,
  • plodožer bronzový,
  • holub kovový,
  • Kejserdue,
  • viherkeisarikyyhky,
  • colom imperial verd,
  • muszkatela miedziana,
  • Мускатный плодоядный голубь,
  • Pergam hijau,
  • ミカドバト,
  • 绿皇鸠,
  • นกลุมพู,
  • 綠皇鳩,

Voice song and cries

Carpophage pauline
adult

Habitat

Carpophage pauline
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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