Alternative name: Black Imperial Pigeon
- Ducula melanochroa
Identification
38 cm
- Slaty-black plumage
- Silvery fringes to wing coverts and back
- Dark chestnut undertail coverts
- Black bill
Distribution
Australasia: found in Papua New Guinea (Bismark Archipelago)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mainly hill and mountain forests.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Diet
They feed mainly in the canopy on figs, little else is known.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bismarck Imperial Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bismarck_Imperial_Pigeon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
