Collared Imperial Pigeon
by Daniel Hebard
Title
Collared Imperial Pigeon
Artist
Daniel Hebard
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Photography
Description
Photographed during nesting I found the Collored Imperial and Saluwesi Green Imperial pigeons competing for nesting locations.
Wikioedia offers this information;
“The collared imperial pigeon, (Ducula mullerii), is a large pigeon native to New Guinea and adjacent islands.
The species has an average body length of 40 cm and weighs about 600 g. Its has grey upperparts and largely grey-pink underparts, and is distinguished by a striking and diagnostic complete black collar against an otherwise white throat.[2]
The collared imperial pigeon occurs in northern and southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. It has also been recorded from Boigu and Saibai islands. It may visit the northern Torres Straitislands as a vagrant.[1]
It inhabits lowland rainforest, swamp forest, mangroves and riverine vegetation.
The pigeon principally feeds on fruit from forest trees and insects. In the Port Moresby area, the main food during June/July was reported to be fruit of Tristiropsis canarioides which made up nearly half the diet. Some 30% of food volume were ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata) fruit, the remainder being various Arecaceae (palm) fruits. Food is swallowed whole, and fruits thus eaten may have a diameter of up to 5 c
The species lays a single egg on a flimsy platform nest in forest tree adjoining wetland.”
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May 2nd, 2018
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