Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula luctuosa

A striking creamy-white pigeon with silvery-black wings and tail and dark speckles on the base of the undertail. Juveniles are grayer, with buff fringes to many feathers. Typically found in groups within the treetops of forest edge and in open wooded areas in the lowlands. Very similar to Pied Imperial-Pigeon, but Silvery-tipped differs in the silvery cast to the dark wing markings and the presence of dark markings at the base of the undertail. Vocalizations include a deep hoot with emphasis on the middle section: “whooOOoo.”

识别特征

It has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the pied imperial pigeon, but has a yellowish tip to the bill, black spotting near the vent, and silvery-grey remiges.

分类信息

学名
Ducula luctuosa
命名信息
(Temminck, 1824)
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Ducula

分布与栖息地

迁徙
Resident species

保护状况

种群趋势
declining

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