Alternative name: Baker's Imperial Pigeon
- Ducula bakeri
Identification
40 cm
- Slate grey head (paler on forehead and throat)
- Dark grey mantle, wings and tail
- Chestnut collar back and breast
Distribution
Australasia: found in the Banks Group and northern Vanuatu
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mid-mountain and montane rain forests above 600 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit and berries.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vanuatu_Imperial_Pigeon
