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Fruit dove species profiles: distribution, husbandry and breeding
Explore detailed fruit dove species profiles covering taxonomy, natural distribution, identifying features, diet, husbandry, breeding and the current status within the European Fruit Dove Project.
Fruit dove species at a glance: distribution, husbandry and breeding
The fruit-dove species profiles combine zoological background with practical husbandry and breeding experience. Each profile explains taxonomy, natural range, habitat, identifying features, diet and behaviour.
The multilingual collection is intended for private breeders, zoos, bird parks and anyone seeking reliable information about fruit-dove species. Content, images and project status are reviewed and expanded continuously.
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Ducula (19)
Blue-tailed imperial pigeon
Ducula concinna
Blue-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula concinna) occurs in Moluccas, Aru Islands. It is mainly associated with lowland forests, secondary forest and wooded cultivated…
Spectacled imperial pigeon
Ducula perspicillata
Spectacled imperial pigeon (Ducula perspicillata) occurs in Moluccas. It is mainly associated with tropical humid lowland forests as well as strongly degraded forme…
Green imperial pigeon (clove form)
Ducula aenea ssp.
Green imperial pigeon (clove form) (Ducula aenea ssp.) occurs in India to the Philippines and the Sunda Islands; exact origin unknown. These birds are often still l…
Green imperial pigeon
Ducula aenea
Green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) occurs in Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo, Philippines. It is mainly associated with tropical lowl…
Celebes pied imperial pigeon
Ducula luctuosa
Celebes pied imperial pigeon (Ducula luctuosa) occurs in Sulawesi, Moluccas. It is mainly associated with open woodland, secondary forests, mangroves and agricultur…
Mountain imperial pigeon
Ducula badia
Mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia) occurs in India to southern China and western Java. It is mainly associated with foothill and montane forests, mostly at ele…
Banded imperial pigeon
Ducula zoeae
Banded imperial pigeon (Ducula zoeae) occurs in New Guinea. It is mainly associated with primary lowland rainforest and hill forests below 1,000 metres elevation. T…
Grey-necked imperial pigeon
Ducula carola
Grey-necked imperial pigeon (Ducula carola) occurs in Philippines. It is mainly associated with primary montane and lowland rainforests, often near river courses. T…
Pink-headed imperial pigeon
Ducula rosacea
Pink-headed imperial pigeon (Ducula rosacea) occurs in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, small Sunda Islands, Timor. It is mainly associated with monsoon forests, coastal sc…
Torresian imperial pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa
Torresian imperial pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa) occurs in New Guinea, Aru Islands and Torres Strait Islands, north-eastern Australia. It is mainly associated with coa…
Pickering's imperial pigeon
Ducula pickeringii
Pickering's imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) occurs in several small island groups between Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines. It is mainly associated with dr…
Purple-tailed imperial pigeon
Ducula rufigaster
Purple-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula rufigaster) occurs in New Guinea. It is mainly associated with dense, humid primary lowland forests, rarely above 600 m elevat…
Pinon imperial pigeon
Ducula pinon
Pinon imperial pigeon (Ducula pinon) occurs in New Guinea, offshore islands. It is mainly associated with lowland rainforests, swamp forests, forest edges and dense…
Red-knobbed imperial pigeon
Ducula rubricera
Red-knobbed imperial pigeon (Ducula rubricera) occurs in Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands. It is mainly associated with lowland rainforests, foothill forests a…
Chestnut-naped imperial pigeon
Ducula aenea paulina
Chestnut-naped imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina) occurs in Sulawesi. It is mainly associated with tropical lowland rainforests as well as coastal woodland and…
Collared imperial pigeon
Ducula mullerii
Collared imperial pigeon (Ducula mullerii) occurs in western and southern New Guinea, Aru Islands and Torres Strait Islands. It is mainly associated with riverine s…
Pacific imperial pigeon
Ducula pacifica
Pacific imperial pigeon (Ducula pacifica) occurs in Wigi-Islands (Moluccas); Raja Ampat Islands, Biak, Numfor, Meos Num (New Guinea offshore). It is mainly associat…
White-bellied imperial pigeon
Ducula forsteni
White-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula forsteni) occurs in Sulawesi. It is mainly associated with hill and mountain forests, preferably at elevations between 200 and…
Pied imperial pigeon
Ducula bicolor
Pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor) occurs in Myanmar and Thailand to Philippines and New Guinea. It is mainly associated with coastal forests, mangroves, coconut…
What information is included in each species profile?
Individual pages bring together common and scientific names, taxonomy, distribution, habitat, size and identifying features, along with practical notes on feeding, housing and breeding.
- English, German, Dutch and scientific species names
- natural distribution, habitat and identifying characteristics
- experience with diet, aviary husbandry, nesting and offspring
- project status, population context and image documentation
