Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Pied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor) - HBW 4, p. 240
French: Carpophage blanc
German: Zweifarben-Fruchttaube
Spanish: Dúcula Bicolor
Other common names: White/Nutmeg Imperial-pigeon, Nutmeg Pigeon, White Fruit-pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba bicolor Scopoli, 1786, New Guinea.
Forms a distinctive superspecies with D. spilorrhoa and D. luctuosa; species limits in this group are unclear, and all three sometimes considered conspecific; other authors recognize up to five species; further study required. Race melanura has sometimes been classified as a separate species, but alternatively it has been considered a mere colour morph, unworthy of taxonomic recognition: there is evidence that both nominate bicolor and race melanura occur sympatrically on Kai, Ambon, Bacan, Halmahera and perhaps other islands, which has alternatively been in.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Columba bicolor Scopoli, 1786, New Guinea.
Forms a distinctive superspecies with D. spilorrhoa and D. luctuosa; species limits in this group are unclear, and all three sometimes considered conspecific; other authors recognize up to five species; further study required. Race melanura has sometimes been classified as a separate species, but alternatively it has been considered a mere colour morph, unworthy of taxonomic recognition: there is evidence that both nominate bicolor and race melanura occur sympatrically on Kai, Ambon, Bacan, Halmahera and perhaps other islands, which has alternatively been interpreted as evidence that the forms are reproductively isolated full species, or that they are mere colour morphs. Two subspecies recognized.
Forms a distinctive superspecies with D. spilorrhoa and D. luctuosa; species limits in this group are unclear, and all three sometimes considered conspecific; other authors recognize up to five species; further study required. Race melanura has sometimes been classified as a separate species, but alternatively it has been considered a mere colour morph, unworthy of taxonomic recognition: there is evidence that both nominate bicolor and race melanura occur sympatrically on Kai, Ambon, Bacan, Halmahera and perhaps other islands, which has alternatively been interpreted as evidence that the forms are reproductively isolated full species, or that they are mere colour morphs. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bicolor (Scopoli, 1786) - coasts and small islands from Andaman and Nicobar Is, W Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, peninsular and coastal Thailand and Cambodia through Indonesia and Philippines to W Papuan Is (Salawati, Misool) and coastal Vogelkop (W New Guinea).
- melanura (G. R. Gray, 1860) - Moluccas, on Bacan, Halmahera, Obi, Seram, Buru, Ambon, Kai Is, Moti and Muor; also Komodo and Tanimbar Is (Lesser Sundas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird laying on the nest Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Jan Wigmore 9 April 2008 5 years ago 10 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a tree changing its position, repeated at slow motion (33%). Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp melanura)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 4.3 -
Several birds in a tree moved by the wind Locality Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp bicolor)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2007 5 years ago 41 sec 4.2 -
A bird on branches Locality National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2001 6 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
A pair in a tree, the presumed male performing a courtship display. Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas (ssp melanura)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2011 1 year ago 35 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched, defecating, looking around and then flying away. Locality Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp bicolor)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 3.4
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An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 3 years ago 4 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 30 January 2010 3 years ago 3.8 -
A bird perched high in a fruiting tree
Locality Phi Phi Islands, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp bicolor)
Ian Fulton 22 March 2007 3 years ago 3.7 -
a pair about to mate
Locality Similan Islands National Park, Phang Nga Province, Southern Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 21 March 2013 6 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult in a tree.
Locality Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Ban Thale Noi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp bicolor)
Christophe Gouraud 25 November 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
A bird perched.
Locality Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp bicolor)
Josep del Hoyo 4 April 2008 4 years ago 3.5
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Several birds singing. Locality Anggarmasa, Tanimbar Islands, Lesser Sundas
(ssp melanura)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Singing in a tree. Locality Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur), Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia
(ssp bicolor)
Joe Angseesing 25 March 2010 3 years ago 3.3 -
Clapping its bill to threaten other birds approaching its food supply Locality Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Taman Burung Kuala Lumpur), Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia
(ssp bicolor)
Joe Angseesing 25 March 2010 3 years ago 2.5
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