Birds of the World

    COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)  
Genus: Ducula (42 species)


Green Imperial Pigeon
Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) Near Threatened
Range: OR: widespread
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Polynesian Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aurorae) Endangered
Range: PO: Makatea (w Tuamotu Arch.) and formerly Society Is.
 



Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Mountain Imperial Pigeon (Ducula badia badia)
Range: OR: Himalayas from Nepal to s China, Hainan, se Asia, Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


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Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bakeri)
Range: AU: Banks Is. to Ambrym (n to c Vanuatu)
 



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Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula basilica)
Range: AU: n Moluccas
 



Pied Imperial Pigeon
Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
Range: OR: Andaman Is., se Asia, Philippines, Indonesian Arch., Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) and coasts of Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea)
Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira and satellites (sc, se Solomon Is.)
 



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Spotted Imperial Pigeon (Ducula carola) Vulnerable
Range: OR: Philippines (except East Visayas, Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)
 



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Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Ducula chalconota)
Range: AU: New Guinea
 



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Timor Imperial Pigeon (Ducula cineracea) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Timor and Wetar (e Lesser Sundas)
 



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Elegant Imperial Pigeon (Ducula concinna)
Range: AU: islets of Wallacea: Sangihe and Talaud is. (n of ne Sulawesi), Flores Sea is. s of Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas e from Romang (e of Timor), Banda, Manuk, Kai and Tanimbar is. (s Moluccas), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and islets off Bomberai Pen., Bird's Neck (n
 



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Malabar Imperial Pigeon (Ducula cuprea)
Range: OR: sw India
 



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Finsch's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula finschii) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.)
 



White-bellied Imperial Pigeon
White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula forsteni)
Range: AU: montane Sulawesi, Togian Is. (between ne and ec Sulawesi), Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi)
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon (Ducula galeata) Endangered
Range: PO: Nuku Hiva (c Marquesas Is., ne Polynesia)
 



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Geelvink Imperial Pigeon (Ducula geelvinkiana)
Range: AU: Numfor, Meos Num and Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
 



Goliath Imperial Pigeon
Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Grande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)
New Caledonia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula lacernulata)
Range: OR, AU: montane Java, Bali and Lombok to Flores (w, c Lesser Sundas)
 



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Barking Imperial Pigeon (Ducula latrans)
Range: PO: Fiji (sw Polynesia)
 



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Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa)
Range: AU: Sulawesi and satellites, Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi)
 



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Black Imperial Pigeon (Ducula melanochroa)
Range: AU: montane New Ireland, New Britain and satellites (e Bismarck Arch.)
 



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Mindoro Imperial Pigeon (Ducula mindorensis) Endangered
Range: OR: montane Mindoro (Philippines)
 



Collared Imperial Pigeon
Collared Imperial Pigeon (Ducula mullerii)
Range: AU: Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), wc, n, sc, se New Guinea and Boigu and Saibai (n Torres Strait is., far ne Australia)
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Spice Imperial Pigeon
Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora)
Range: AU: Widi Is. (e of se Halmahera, n Moluccas; 1 old record), Gebe (nw of New Guinea) and Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea)
Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Seram Imperial Pigeon
Seram Imperial Pigeon (Ducula neglecta)
Range: AU: Seram, Boano (nw of Seram), Ambon and Saparua (s of w Seram; ec Moluccas)
Boano Island, Central Moluccas, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by David Cook     Copyright and usage info


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Nicobar Imperial Pigeon (Ducula nicobarica) Near Threatened
Range: OR: Nicobar Is.
 



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Micronesian Imperial Pigeon (Ducula oceanica) Vulnerable
Range: PO: Palau, Yap (where perhaps introduced) and Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae (Caroline Is., w, c Micronesia) and Marshall Is. (e Micronesia, where probably extinct)
 



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Enggano Imperial Pigeon (Ducula oenothorax) Near Threatened
Range: OR: Enggano (w of s Sumatra)
 



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Pacific Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pacifica)
Range: PO: islands n and se of New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. to Cook Is.
 



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Spectacled Imperial Pigeon (Ducula perspicillata)
Range: AU: Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas), Buru (wc Moluccas) and Kofiau (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)
 



Grey Imperial Pigeon
Grey Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) Vulnerable
Range: OR: islets off ne Borneo, Talaud Is. (ne of ne Sulawesi), Miangas (far n Indonesia, se of Mindanao) and Sulu Sea islets (far s Philippines)
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


Pinon's Imperial Pigeon
Pinon's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pinon pinon)
Range: AU: New Guinea and satellites
Nimbokrang, West Papua, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Island Imperial Pigeon
Island Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pistrinaria vanwyckii)
Range: AU: islands n, e of New Guinea to Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula poliocephala) Near Threatened
Range: OR: Philippines (except Palawan group)
 



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Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula radiata)
Range: AU: montane Sulawesi
 



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Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula rosacea) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Java Sea is. from Seribu to Karamian (=Arends) and Masalembu, Kangean Is. (n of Bali), Flores Sea is. s of Sulawesi, Satonda (n of e Sumba) to Babar (Lesser Sundas), scattered islets in n Moluccas and Tayandu, Kai and Tanimbar is. (s Moluccas)
 



Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula rubricera)
Range: AU: Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula rufigaster)
Range: AU: Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and New Guinea
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Torresian Imperial Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa)
Range: AU: nw, ne, s, se New Guinea and satellites, and Torres Strait is., coastal ne WA to ec QLD (n Australia)
Northern Territory, Australia  
 
Photograph by Graham Winterflood     Copyright and usage info


Yellowish Imperial Pigeon
Yellowish Imperial Pigeon (Ducula subflavescens) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Admiralty Is., Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland and New Britain and satellites (Bismarck Arch.)
Walindi, New Britain, Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Christmas Imperial Pigeon (Ducula whartoni)
Range: OR: Christmas I. (s of w Java)
 



Zoe's Imperial Pigeon
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula zoeae)
Range: AU: New Guinea and satellites
private zoo, Florida,  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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