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

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 24-07-2011
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