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'''Alternative name: Black Imperial Pigeon''' | '''Alternative name: Black Imperial Pigeon''' | ||
;[[:Category:Ducula|Ducula]] melanochroa | ;[[:Category:Ducula|Ducula]] melanochroa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 38 cm | ||
| + | *Slaty-black plumage | ||
| + | *Silvery fringes to wing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and back | ||
| + | *Dark chestnut undertail coverts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Australasia]]: found in [[Papua New Guinea]] (Bismark Archipelago) | [[Australasia]]: found in [[Papua New Guinea]] (Bismark Archipelago) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Mainly hill and mountain forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Terrestrial. | Terrestrial. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They feed mainly in the canopy on figs, little else is known. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ducula+melanochroa}} | {{GSearch|Ducula+melanochroa}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ducula]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Revision as of 21:47, 21 April 2015
Alternative name: Black Imperial Pigeon
- Ducula melanochroa
Identification
38 cm
- Slaty-black plumage
- Silvery fringes to wing coverts and back
- Dark chestnut undertail coverts
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 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bismarck_Imperial_Pigeon
