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'''Alternative names: Banded Imperial Pigeon; Zoe Imperial Pigeon'''
 
'''Alternative names: Banded Imperial Pigeon; Zoe Imperial Pigeon'''
 
[[Image:Banded_Imperial_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />Taja, Papua, [[Indonesia]], September 2003]]
 
[[Image:Banded_Imperial_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />Taja, Papua, [[Indonesia]], September 2003]]
 
;[[:Category:Ducula|Ducula]] zoeae
 
;[[:Category:Ducula|Ducula]] zoeae
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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38–41 cm<br />
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*Light grey head
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*Pink neck and upper breast
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
South-east [[Asia]]: found in the lowland forests of [[New Guinea]] and larger satellite islands
 
South-east [[Asia]]: found in the lowland forests of [[New Guinea]] and larger satellite islands
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Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and moist montanes.
 
Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and moist montanes.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists almost entirely of fruit.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
 
#Wikipedia
 
#Wikipedia
 
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 10 September 2014

Alternative names: Banded Imperial Pigeon; Zoe Imperial Pigeon

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Taja, Papua, Indonesia, September 2003
Ducula zoeae

Identification

38–41 cm

  • Light grey head
  • Pink neck and upper breast

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in the lowland forests of New Guinea and larger satellite islands

Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]

Subspecies D. z. orientalis[2] is not recognised by all authorities

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, and moist montanes.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of fruit.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
  4. Wikipedia

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