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Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon - BirdForum Opus


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Ducula brenchleyi

Identification

38 cm

  • Dark grey upperparts
  • Pale grey head
  • Wine underparts
  • Chestnut belly

Similar Species

Island Imperial-Pigeon

Distribution

Eastern Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal, Malaita and San Cristobal).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist montanes and lowland forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Wikipedia

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