Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Least Concern
Zoe's Imperial-pigeon (Ducula zoeae)
Taxonomy
French: Carpophage de Zoé German: Halsband-Fruchttaube Spanish: Dúcula de Zoé
Other common names:
Banded Imperial-pigeon
Taxonomy:
Columba Zoeæ
Desmarest
, 1826,Manokwari, New Guinea
.Distribution:
Salawati (W Papuan Is), Aru Is, and New Guinea (including islands of Yapen and Karkar) E to D’Entrecasteaux Is (Goodenough, Fergusson), Basilaki I and Louisiade Archipelago (Misima).
Descriptive notes
38–41 cm; 575–592 g. Head pale grey; neck, upper mantle and upper breast pale greyish pink; lower mantle and wing-coverts purplish chestnut; rest of upperparts... read more
Voice
Distinctive. Advertising call has a prominent first note, followed by a rolling series, starting... read more
Habitat
Rain forest and monsoon forest, primarily in the lowlands, but locally up to 1450 m; frequents... read more
Food and feeding
Frugivorous; feeds on a variety of fruits, including members of Arecaceae (Arenga, Caryota), Lauraceae (Litsea... read more
Breeding
Little information. Breeding apparently commences at end of dry season, as males taken in Jul had small gonads, but a female obtained in... read more
Movements
Little information. Sometimes observed in swift, direct flight above the canopy.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Widely distributed and often the commonest Ducula species in its range, especially in foothill forest. Described as common in NE & E... read more
A distinctive form with no clear close relatives; has been suggested as having affinities with D. mullerii on basis of attenuated first primary, present in both species. Original describer usually given as Lesson, an error which arose because Desmarest used Lesson’s manuscript name#R#R. Monotypic.