Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula pinon
A large, common pigeon of lowland and hill forest canopy. Pale gray head, back and chest. Bare red skin around the eye and a thin white band across the tail. Often seen flying over the canopy or perched out in groups on exposed branches. Often co-occurs with Zoe’s Imperial-Pigeon, but Pinon’s lacks the pale eye and chest band. The common call is a low but far-carrying “woo-wup wooo!” with the first notes upslurred and the last note longer and lower.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Ducula pinon
- Authority
- (Gaimard, 1823)
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ducula
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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