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Christmas Imperial Pigeon
Ducula whartoni(Sharpe, 1887)
Updated
- Order
- COLUMBIFORMES
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Ducula
At a glance
The Christmas Imperial Pigeon is a large bird, about 39 cm long, native to Australia. It is best seen in summer.
- Size
- 39 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Summer
- Commonness
- Restricted
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Christmas Imperial Pigeon look like?
The Christmas Imperial Pigeon is a large bird, about 39 cm long and weighing 450–700 g.
The Christmas imperial pigeon or Christmas Island imperial pigeon, also known as Black imperial pigeon, Dusky imperial pigeon, Wharton's imperial pigeon, or burong pergam, is a large imperial pigeon endemic to Christmas Island in the northeastern Indian Ocean. It has an overall grey-blue colouration, and juveniles are duller than adults. It makes a soft purring coo sound and a deeper whoo sound comparable to a cow mooing. It lays one glossy white egg per brood, and is possibly somewhat colonial.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Christmas Imperial Pigeon?
The Christmas Imperial Pigeon is recorded across its Australian range mainly in January, February, March, April, August, September, November and December.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Christmas Imperial Pigeon eat?
The Christmas Imperial Pigeon feeds on fruit and foliage/herbs, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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