Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Grey Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) - HBW 4, p. 235
French: Carpophage de Pickering
German: Pickeringfruchttaube
Spanish: Dúcula Gris
Other common names: Pickering’s Imperial-pigeon, Grey Island-pigeon
Taxonomy: Carpophaga Pickeringii Cassin, 1854, Mangsi Islet, off north tip of Borneo.
Forms a superspecies with D. pistrinaria, D. rosacea and D. whartoni. Validity of races has been questioned. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pickeringii (Cassin, 1854) - islets off N & NE Borneo and islets in Sulu Sea from Balabac and Cagayan to Sulu Is (S Philippines).
- langhornei (Mearns, 1905) - W & E Bolod and Loran in C Sulu Is (S Philippines).
- palmasensis (Mearns, 1909) - Miangas and Talaud Is (NE of Sulawesi).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird perching and calling. Locality Palawan, Philippines (ssp pickeringii)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 March 2008 4 years ago 53 sec 3.7
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An adult on a perch
Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia)
Pierre de Chabannes 1 August 2008 3 years ago 3 -
Male perched
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Jonathan Beilby 1 September 2012 32 weeks ago 2.8
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