Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Grey-necked Imperial-pigeon (Ducula carola) - HBW 4, p. 228
French: Carpophage charlotte
German: Hufeisen-Fruchttaube
Spanish: Dúcula de Carlota
Other common names: Spotted/Grey-breasted/Grey-necked Fruit-pigeon/Imperial-pigeon
Taxonomy: Ptilocolpa carola Bonaparte, 1854, Philippine Islands.
A distinctive species of uncertain affinities, perhaps most closely allied to the D. poliocephala species-group. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- carola (Bonaparte, 1854) - Luzon, Mindoro and Sibuyan (N Philippines).
- nigrorum (Whitehead, 1897) - Negros and Siquijor (EC Philippines).
- mindanensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1905) - Mindanao (SE Philippines).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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1 pair Locality Sablayan Penal Colony, Sablayan, Mindoro, Philippines (ssp carola)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 March 2008 4 years ago 1 min 4 sec 3.3 -
Two birds perched. Locality Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 4 years ago 12 sec 3.2
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A bird perched.
Locality San Miguel, Bulacan Province, Luzon, Philippines (ssp carola)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 1994 17 weeks ago 3.3 -
Adult female.
Locality Zoo Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (ssp carola)
Tomasz Doroń 29 September 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
Two birds on a branch.
Locality Sablayan Penal Colony, Sablayan, Mindoro, Philippines (ssp carola)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 March 2008 4 years ago 2.8 -
Adult male.
Locality Zoo Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (ssp carola)
Tomasz Doroń 29 September 2010 2 years ago 2.5
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