Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Near Threatened
Enggano Imperial-pigeon (Ducula oenothorax)
Taxonomy
French: Carpophage d’Enggano German: Engganofruchttaube Spanish: Dúcula de la Enggano
Taxonomy:
Carpophaga oenothorax
Salvadori
, 1892,Enggano
.Distribution:
Enggano I (off SW Sumatra).
Descriptive notes
44 cm. Compared to formerly conspecific D. aenea polia (of adjacent mainland Sumatra and elsewhere in the Sundaic region), the present species lacks a vinous wash to... read more
Voice
Not described in the literature and very few recordings are available, from which it seems... read more
Habitat
A forest species but its habitat specific requirements have not been studied.
Food and feeding
No specific information. Frugivorous.
Breeding
Nothing known.
Movements
Resident and presumably largely sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. The global population is unlikely to exceed 10,000 mature individuals, occupying 400 km² at the most. Although... read more
In recent years considered conspecific with D. aenea, but differs in its purplish-pink vs grey breast (3), green vs chestnut vent (3), and brighter turquoise-and-blue reflectant upperparts (1). Forms a species-group with D. aenea, D. perspicillata, D. neglecta and D. concinna. Monotypic.