Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) | Photos, Calls and ID

NTNear ThreatenedFruit

ForestPlatform nestLarge · 545 g

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea), photo 1 — Photo: Earthshine.. · CC BY 3.0

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea), photo 4 — Photo: Egor Dyukarev · CC BY 4.0

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea), photo 5 — Photo: Tim · CC BY 4.0

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea), photo 6 — Photo: Tim · CC BY 4.0

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea), photo 7 — Photo: Earthshine.. · CC BY 3.0

What the Green Imperial Pigeon sounds like

Sonogram of the Green Imperial Pigeon: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Peter Wilton · Call · North Taliabu, Kepulauan Sula, North Maluku, Indonesia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The green imperial pigeon is a large, plump pigeon, 45 centimetres (18 in) in length. Its back, wings and tail are metallic green. The head and underparts are white, apart from maroon undertail coverts. Sexes are similar. The bird's call is deep and resonant, and is often the first indication of the presence of this treetop species.

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When to see the Green Imperial Pigeon

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green Imperial Pigeon

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 14 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

India Sri Lanka Malaysia Indonesia Philippines Cambodia Thailand Vietnam Singapore Bhutan Myanmar (Burma) Bangladesh Brunei Laos

Recorded as a rare visitor in China.

About the Green Imperial Pigeon

The green imperial pigeon is a large forest pigeon. The large range extends from Nepal, southern India and Sri Lanka eastwards to southern China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Easily confused with

Torresian Imperial PigeonDucula spilorrhoaThe Torresian imperial pigeon is a large plump pigeon, 38–44 centimetres (15–17.5 inches) in length, and with a 45 cm (18 in) wingspan.

Mountain Imperial PigeonDucula badiaThe mountain imperial pigeon is the largest pigeon species in its range at 43–51 cm (17–20 in) long.

Pied Imperial PigeonDucula bicolorThe pied imperial pigeon is a relatively large, pied species of pigeon.

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