Green Imperial Pigeon

Ducula aenea - Carpophage pauline

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Ducula
Species
:
aenea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 47 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 365 à 644 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 11 subspecies

Ducula aenea aenea (Philippines. other than northern Luzon and Palawan. .)
Ducula aenea sylvatica (n India and Nepal to s China to Thailand, Indochina and Andaman Is.)
Ducula aenea pusilla (s India, Sri Lanka)
Ducula aenea andamanica (Andaman Is.)
Ducula aenea consobrina (islands of w Sumatra except Enggano)
Ducula aenea polia (Malay Pen. to Greater and Lesser Sundas)
Ducula aenea palawanensis (Banggi I.. n Borneo. to Palawan and nearby islands (sw Philippines))
Ducula aenea fugaensis (n Philippines. Calayan, Camiguin Norte and Fuga Is..)
Ducula aenea nuchalis (n Luzon. n Philippines.)
Ducula aenea intermedia (Talaud and Sangihe Is.)
Ducula aenea paulina (Sulawesi, Togian, Banggai and Sula Is.)

Foreign names

Carpophage pauline,
Dúcula verde,
pombo-imperial-verde,
Bronzefruchttaube,
bronz császárgalamb,
Groene Muskaatduif,
Piccione imperiale verde,
grön kejsarduva,
Bronsekeiserdue,
plodožer bronzový,
holub kovový,
Kejserdue,
viherkeisarikyyhky,
colom imperial verd,
muszkatela miedziana,
Мускатный плодоядный голубь,
Pergam hijau,
ミカドバト,
绿皇鸠,
นกลุมพู,
綠皇鳩,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest