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Black Imperial Pigeon
Norma Malinowski (cc-by)

Black Imperial Pigeon

also known as Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula melanochroa
BirdNET IDBN04143
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations11
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The black imperial pigeon (Ducula melanochroa), also known as the Bismarck imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. First described by English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1878, it is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago, where it mainly inhabits rainforest and cloud forest in mountain areas above 500 m (1,600 ft). It is a large, heavily built imperial pigeon, with a length of 38–43 cm (15–17 in) and a weight of 661–665 g (23.3–23.5 oz). Adults are almost entirely black, except for the dark chestnut undertail coverts, the silvery-grey underside of the tail, and a pale grey scaly pattern on the wings and back. Both sexes look alike. Juveniles differ from adults in having paler undertail coverts. The species feeds on fruit in the canopy, usually alone or in small flocks of up to 20 birds, though flocks of up to 40 birds have been found on fig trees. The only known nest was found on a mossy tree in January 1994 and had a single white egg. The pigeon is generally common in mountainous regions and is listed as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its sufficiently large range and lack of sufficient decline in its populations.

Translated Descriptions (7)

de wikipedia
Die Schwarze Fruchttaube (Ducula melanochroa), auch Mohrenfruchttaube oder Anthrazitfruchttaube genannt, ist eine Art der Taubenvögel, die zu den Fruchttauben zählt. Sie ist ein Endemit des Bismarck-Archipels, das politisch zu Papua-Neuguinea gehört. Die Bestandssituation der Schwarzen Fruchttaube wird mit Least Concern (nicht gefährdet) angegeben.
es wikipedia
La dúcula negra (Ducula melanochroa)​ es una especie de ave columbiforme de la familia Columbidae endémica de los bosques del archipiélago Bismarck.
fr wikipedia
Le Carpophage noir (Ducula melanochroa) est une espèce d'oiseaux appartenant à la famille des Columbidae. Selon la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (version 15.1, 2025), c'est une espèce monotypique (non subdivisée en sous-espèces).
it wikipedia
Il piccione imperiale delle Bismarck o piccione imperiale nero (Ducula melanochroa P. L. Sclater, 1878) è un uccello della famiglia dei Columbidi diffuso nell'arcipelago di Bismarck.
nl wikipedia
De zwarte muskaatduif (Ducula melanochroa) is een vogel uit de familie der Columbidae (Duiven en tortelduiven).
pt wikipedia
Pombo-imperial-preto (Ducula melanochroa) é uma espécie de ave da família Columbidae. É endémica da Papua-Nova Guiné. Os seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude.
sv wikipedia
Svart kejsarduva (Ducula melanochroa) är en fågel i familjen duvor inom ordningen duvfåglar.

Common Names (40 locales)

af Swartkeiserduif
ar حمام امبراطوري اسود
arz الحمامة الامبراطورية السوداء
bg Бисмаркски императорски гълъб
ca colom imperial negre
cs holub mouřenín
cy Colomen ymerodrol ddu
da Bismarck Kejserdue
de Anthrazitfruchttaube
en Black Imperial Pigeon
en-ca Black Imperial Pigeon
en-gb Black Imperial Pigeon
eo Bismarka imperikolombo
es Dúcula Negra
es_EC Dúcula Negra
es_ES Dúcula negra
es_MX Dúcula Negra
et must-keisertuvi
fa کبوتر شاهی سیاه
fi hopeaselkäkyyhky
fr Carpophage noir
hr crna voćarica
hu bismarck-szigeti császárgalamb
ja クロミカドバト
lt Juodasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
mrj Шимӓкӓ кӹцкӹ кӓдӹ
nl Zwarte muskaatduif
no svartkeiserdue
pl muszkatela czarna
pnb کالا پگبن کبوتر
pt bismarck imperial-pigeon
pt_PT Bismarck imperial-pigeon
ru Чёрный плодовый голубь
sk plodožer čierny
sr Imperijalni golub sa arhipelaga Bizmark
sv svart kejsarduva
tr Kara Has Güvercin
uk Пінон чорний
zh Black Imperial Pigeon
zh-CN 黑皇鸠

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#3176
eBirdbiipig1
Macaulay Librarybiipig1
Xeno-CantoDucula melanochroa
GBIF2495970
NCBI796398
AvibaseDucula-melanochroa
BirdLife22691765