Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
White-bellied Imperial-pigeon (Ducula forsteni) - HBW 4, p. 228
French: Carpophage de Forsten
German: Weißbauch-Fruchttaube
Spanish: Dúcula de Forsten
Other common names: (Large) Celebes/Green-and-white Zone-tailed Pigeon/Imperial-pigeon
Taxonomy: Hemiphaga forsteni Bonaparte, 1854, Sulawesi.
Forms superspecies with D. poliocephala, with which sometimes considered conspecific; also closely related to D. mindorensis and D. radiata; this species-group may form a link between Ptilinopus fruit-doves and other imperial-pigeons. Recently discovered population of Sula Is may represent a distinct subspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Sulawesi and Sula Is (Taliabu, Mangole).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a dead tree, singing Locality Tambing Lake, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2007 4 years ago 56 sec 4.4 -
A bird resting on a branch Locality Tambing Lake, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2007 4 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree, singing Locality Tambing Lake, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree. Locality Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Jonathan Beilby 1 July 2008 3 years ago 11 sec 1.7
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Bird sat
Locality Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2008 2 years ago 1
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