Alternative names: White Imperial Pigeon; White-tipped Imperial Pigeon; Celebes Pied Imperial Pigeon
- Ducula luctuosa
Identification
37-48 cm.
- White plumage
- Silvery grey flight-feathers with black edges
- Black feathers in tibial and ventral regions, giving a mottled appearance
Sexes similar. Juveniles greyer and with buff feather fringes.
Similar species
Pied Imperial Pigeon looks similar but has all black flight-feathers.
Distribution
Endemic to Sulawesi and some adjacent islands. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas. A poorly known species, generally uncommon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Sometimes regarded as conspecific with Pied Imperial Pigeon.
Habitat
Forests, cultivated areas and mangroves in lowlands up to 475 m.
Less restricted to coastal and small-island habitats than Pied Imperial Pigeon.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on fruits. No other published information but probably similar in diet to Pied Imperial Pigeon.
Usually foraging in flocks of 5 to 20 birds.
Breeding
Breeding reported in September and October.
Movements
No information.
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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Silver-tipped_Imperial_Pigeon
