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  1. Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon

    Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon

    I was fortunate to get this photo while riding in a small boat. Note the red skin around its eyes and narrow white tail band. This large pigeon is endemic to New Guinea. This is the nominate race which has a gray (not pink) head and lacks whitish scaling on its wing coverts.
  2. Pinon's Imperial Pigeon - Indonesia 2006

    Pinon's Imperial Pigeon - Indonesia 2006

    Pinon's Imperial Pigeon - Western Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia 2006 Common resident of the bigger islands of New Guinea, however, so hard to get close enough... Comments are welcome and appreciated. Cheers!
  3. Pinon imperial pigeon

    Pinon imperial pigeon

    Pinon Imperial Pigeon ( ducula pinon ): Because of their big sizes (46 cm) they are hunted everywhere in Papua ( Ive seen nearly as many dead birds as live ones both in the mainland and in the island of Yapen ). Very beautiful birds. Ive seen them often in pairs in the secondary and lowland...
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