Island Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pistrinaria - Carpophage meunier

Carpophage meunier
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Columbiformes

  • Family
    :

    Columbidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ducula

  • Species
    :

    pistrinaria

Descriptor

Bonaparte, 1855

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 44 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 470 à 500 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Carpophage meunier
Carpophage meunier
adult

Island Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pistrinaria) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Ducula pistrinaria pistrinaria (Lihir Is., Solomon Is.)
  • Ducula pistrinaria rhodinolaema (Admiralty Is., New Hanover and islands off n New Guinea)
  • Ducula pistrinaria vanwyckii (e and c Bismarck Arch.)
  • Ducula pistrinaria postrema (D'Entrecasteaux Arch, Louisiade Arch. and Woodlark Is.)

Foreign names

  • Carpophage meunier,
  • Dúcula insular,
  • pombo-imperial-insular,
  • Nelkenfruchttaube,
  • Koningsmuskaatduif,
  • Piccione imperiale insulare,
  • ökejsarduva,
  • Gråkeiserdue,
  • plodožer mlynársky,
  • holub pomoučený,
  • Blågrøn Kejserdue,
  • hohtokeisarikyyhky,
  • colom imperial de Bonaparte,
  • muszkatela blada,
  • Меланезийский плодоядный голубь,
  • メラネシアミカドバト,
  • 灰皇鸠,
  • ökejsarduva,
  • 灰皇鳩,

Voice song and call

Carpophage meunier
adult

Habitat

Carpophage meunier

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Geographic range

Distribution

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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