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Alternatives names: Yellow-tinted Imperial-Pigeon (subflavescens); Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon (subflavescens)

Ducula spilorrhoa

Photo by RMD
Photo taken: Nhulunbuy NT, Australia

Identification

Distribution

Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Clements accepts two subspecies:

• D. s. subflavescens
• D. s. spilorrhoa

The first is sometimes split as Yellow-tinted Imperial-Pigeon, Ducula subflavescens. However, this split was only accepted by Sibley and Monroe.
Furthermore this species is sometimes considered conspecific with Pied Imperial-Pigeon.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and swamps.

Behaviour

External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID