Elegant imperial pigeon

Elegant imperial pigeon
A pair of D. concinna at Siau Island, North Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Family:Columbidae
Genus:Ducula
Species: D. concinna
Binomial name
Ducula concinna
(Wallace, 1865)

The elegant imperial pigeon, (Ducula concinna) also known as blue-tailed imperial-pigeon, is a large (43 cm in length) pigeon, with upperparts mainly dark blue-green in colour with an iridescent sheen. Head, neck and underparts are mostly pale grey, with red-brown undertail coverts.

Distribution

It lives in small islands in Wallacea and off western New Guinea, as well as the Aru Islands. It has been recorded as a vagrant at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Habitat

Canopy of monsoon rainforest with fruiting trees.

Food

The pigeon feeds on fruit.

Voice

It pocesses a loud growling call.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ducula concinna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  • Higgins, P.J.; & Davies, S.J.J.F. (Eds.). (1996). Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 3. Snipe to Pigeons. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0-19-553070-5


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