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This pigeon is approximately 51 cm tall. It is a large, knob-billed pigeon with broad rounded wings. Its plumage is silver-grey on its head and most of underparts with dark bronzy-green upperparts and black undertail-coverts.
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When to see the Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
The Polynesian imperial pigeon or Society Islands pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Easily confused with
Nuku Hiva Imperial PigeonDucula galeataThis is the largest pigeon outside of the crowned pigeons, as it weighs approximately 900 g (2.0 lb).
Chestnut-bellied Imperial PigeonDucula brenchleyiThe chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Mindoro Imperial PigeonDucula mindorensisThe Mindoro imperial pigeon is the largest Philippine pigeon.
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