How big is a Spice Imperial Pigeon?

The Spice Imperial Pigeon is a large sized bird weighing about 535 g.

Where can you see a Spice Imperial Pigeon?

The Spice Imperial Pigeon is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Spice Imperial Pigeon?

The Spice Imperial Pigeon is most easily confused with the Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, the Elegant Imperial Pigeon and the Nicobar Imperial Pigeon.

Is the Spice Imperial Pigeon endangered?

The Spice Imperial Pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Spice Imperial Pigeon

Ducula myristicivora

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Rare

The Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora) is a rare doves and pigeon found only in Indonesia, weighing about 535 g. The spice imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats fruitforest535 g

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 2 — Photo: PampaSorro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 3 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 4 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 5 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 6 — Photo: Кирилл · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 7 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 8 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 9 — Photo: Patrick O'Brien · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), photo 10 — Photo: Patrick O'Brien · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Spice Imperial Pigeon

The spice imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs in the eastern Moluccas and the Raja Ampat Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It eats, and is an important disperser of seeds for, fleshy fruits.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Spice Imperial Pigeon look like?: The spice imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
How big is a Spice Imperial Pigeon?: The Spice Imperial Pigeon is a large sized bird weighing about 535 g.
Where can you see a Spice Imperial Pigeon?: The Spice Imperial Pigeon is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Spice Imperial Pigeon?: The Spice Imperial Pigeon is most easily confused with the Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, the Elegant Imperial Pigeon and the Nicobar Imperial Pigeon.
Is the Spice Imperial Pigeon endangered?: The Spice Imperial Pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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