"Bismarck imperial pigeon" redirects here. For Ducula subflavescens, see Yellowish imperial pigeon.
Black imperial pigeon
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Ducula
Species:
D. melanochroa
Binomial name
Ducula melanochroa
(Sclater, PL, 1878)
Synonyms[2]
Carpophaga melanochroa Sclater, P. L., 1878
Zonoenas melanochroa (Sclater, P. L., 1878)
The black imperial pigeon (Ducula melanochroa), also known as the Bismarck imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. First described by English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1878, it is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago, where it mainly inhabits rainforest and cloud forest in mountain areas above 500 m (1,600 ft). It is a large, heavily-built imperial pigeon, with a length of 38–43 cm (15–17 in) and a weight of 661–665 g (23.3–23.5 oz). Adults are almost entirely black, except for the dark chestnut undertail coverts, the silvery-grey underside of the tail, and a pale grey scaly pattern on the wings and back. Both sexes look alike. Juveniles differ from adults in having paler undertail coverts.
The species feeds on fruit in the canopy, usually alone or in small flocks of up to 20 birds, but in flocks of up to 40 birds on fig trees. The only known nest was found on a mossy tree in January and had a single white egg. The pigeon is generally common in mountainous regions and is listed as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its sufficiently large range and lack of sufficient declines in its populations.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Ducula melanochroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22691765A130180626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691765A130180626.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Mathews, Gregory M. (1927). A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. London: British Ornithologists' Union. p. 51. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.152920 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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