Imperial Pigeons
Ducula
Ducula is a major genus of the pigeon family Columbidae, collectively known as imperial pigeons. They are large to very large pigeons with a heavy build and medium to long tails. They are arboreal, feed mainly on fruit and are closely related to the other genus of fruit-eating doves, Ptilinopus. Both genera display brightly coloured plumage, predominantly green, often with contrasting under-parts of purple, orange or red. Some Ducula have prominently swollen ceres. They have large...
45 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 42 known species
Green Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula aenea
Torresian Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula spilorrhoa
Pied Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula bicolor
Mountain Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula badia
Pacific Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula pacifica
Pinon's Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula pinon
Barking Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula latrans
Goliath Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula goliath
Spice Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula myristicivora
Malabar Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula cuprea
Christmas Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula whartoni
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula rubricera
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula luctuosa
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula zoeae
Island Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula pistrinaria
White-bellied Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula forsteni
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula rufigaster
Spectacled Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula perspicillata
Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula lacernulata
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula basilica
Elegant Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula concinna
Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula rosacea
Collared Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula mullerii
Nuku Hiva Imperial-Pigeon
speciesDucula galeata
Grey Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula pickeringii
Yellow-tinted Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula subflavescens
Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula radiata
Micronesian Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula oceanica
Spotted Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula carola
Seram Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula neglecta
Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula poliocephala
Geelvink Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula geelvinkiana
Black Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula melanochroa
Rufescent Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula chalconota
Timor Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula cineracea
Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula aurorae
Growling Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula finschii
Nicobar Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula nicobarica
Enggano Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula oenothorax
Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula bakeri
Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula brenchleyi
Henderson Imperial-Pigeon
speciesDucula harrisoni
Lakeba Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula lakeba
Steadman's Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula david
Mindoro Imperial Pigeon
speciesDucula mindorensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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