Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Collared Imperial-pigeon (Ducula mullerii) - HBW 4, p. 239
French: Carpophage de Müller
German: Schwarzhals-Fruchttaube
Spanish: Dúcula Acollarada
Other common names: Muller's/Pink-capped/Black-collared Imperial-pigeon/Fruit-pigeon; Collared Imperial Fruit-pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba mullerii Temminck, 1835, Dourga River, New Guinea.
Often placed in a species-group with D. pinon and D. melanochroa; affinities have also been suggested between these species and the D. latrans superspecies. Racial differences slight, and validity may require reassessment. Original spelling is mullerii, rather than müllerii or muellerii. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mullerii (Temminck, 1835) - N New Guinea from E shore of Geelvink Bay E to Astrolabe Bay.
- aurantia (A. B. Meyer, 1893) - Aru Is and S New Guinea from R Mimika E to R Brown, including offshore islands of Boigu and Daru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of the head of a bird Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 29 sec 2.9 -
A frontal view of a perched bird Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 28 sec 2.8
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Adult bird.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp mullerii)
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 22 weeks ago 3.3 -
Distant, poor shot of perched bird.
Locality Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
mark sutton 23 August 2008 3 years ago 2
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