Red-knobbed imperial pigeon

Red-knobbed imperial pigeon
At Prospect Park Zoo.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. rubricera
Binomial name
Ducula rubricera
(Bonaparte, 1854)

The red-knobbed imperial pigeon (Ducula rubricera) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is found in Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Red-knobbed imperial pigeons frequently forage in groups of five to ten individuals.[2]

It is classified as a species of least concern by the IUCN.[1]

A red-knobbed imperial pigeon at Zoo Miami.

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2021). "Ducula rubricera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22691680A195992763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22691680A195992763.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Callaghan, Corey T.; Kekeubata, Esau; Waneagea, Jackson; Alabai, Maasafi; Esau, Tommy; MacLaren, David; Major, Richard E. (2019-12-20). "A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands". Check List. 15 (6): 1119–1136. doi:10.15560/15.6.1119. ISSN 1809-127X.


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