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Christmas Imperial Pigeon
Jennifer Spry (© Macaulay Library)

Christmas Imperial Pigeon

also known as Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula whartoni
BirdNET IDBN04163
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations110
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML344071161
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Description wikipedia

The Christmas imperial pigeon or Christmas Island imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni), 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. Other than the Christmas Island flying fox, the Christmas imperial pigeon is the only fruit-eating (frugivorous) animal on the island, and the pigeon feeds and nests in the dense canopy. It mainly inhabits the tropical inland plateau, and widespread non-native Jamaican cherry forests. It was previously thought to be in danger of extinction due to habitat loss and invasive species (specifically the yellow crazy ant), but it is now considered to be rather common, with a breeding population of about 5,000.

Translated Descriptions (8)

de wikipedia
Die Dunkle Fruchttaube (Ducula whartoni), auch Weihnachtsfruchttaube oder Weihnachtsinsel-Fruchttaube genannt, ist eine Art der Taubenvögel. Sie kommt nur auf einer einzigen Insel des Indischen Ozeans, der Weihnachtsinsel vor. Die Art war in den 1940er Jahren unmittelbar vom Aussterben bedroht, hat sich mittlerweile aber auf einen Bestand von etwa 1.000 Individuen erholt.
es wikipedia
La dúcula de la Christmas,​ dúcula de Pascuas o dúcula de Isla de Navidad (Ducula whartoni) es un ave columbiforme de la familia Columbidae.​​
fr wikipedia
Le Carpophage de Wharton (Ducula whartoni) 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 di Christmas o piccione imperiale dell’Isola di Natale (Ducula whartoni Sharpe, 1887) è un uccello della famiglia dei Columbidi diffuso nell'Isola di Natale.
nl wikipedia
De Whartons muskaatduif (Ducula whartoni) is een vogel uit de familie der Columbidae (Duiven en tortelduiven). De vogel is genoemd naar de Britse admiraal William Wharton (1843-1905).
pt wikipedia
O pombo-imperial-fúnebre (Ducula whartoni) é uma grande espécie do gênero Ducula, endêmico da Ilha Christmas, no nordeste do Oceano Índico. Possui uma coloração geral cinza-azulada, com filhotes menos brilhantes que os adultos. Emite um suave som de arrulho e um whoo mais grave, comparável ao mugido de uma vaca. Põe um único ovo branco brilhante por ninhada e pode ser parcialmente colonial. Além do morcego-frugívoro-da-Ilha-Christmas, o pombo-imperial-fúnebre é o único animal frugívoro da ilha, alimentando-se e nidificando no denso dossel. Habita principalmente o planalto tropical interior e florestas de Muntingia calabura não nativas. Anteriormente, acreditava-se que estava ameaçado de extinção devido à perda de habitat e espécies invasoras, especialmente a formiga Anoplolepis gracilipes. Contudo, é agora considerado comum, com uma população reprodutiva de cerca de 5.000 indivíduos.
ru wikipedia
Тёмный плодоядный голубь (лат. Ducula whartoni) — птица из семейства голубиных, являющаяся эндемиком острова Рождества. Видовое латинское название дано в честь британского контр-адмирала и гидрографа военно-морского флота сэра Уильяма Уортона (1843—1905).
sv wikipedia
Julökejsarduva (Ducula whartoni) är en fågel i familjen duvor inom ordningen duvfåglar.

Common Names (36 locales)

af Kerseilandkeiserduif
ar حمام امبراطوري جزيرة عيد الميلاد
bg Тъмен императорски гълъб
ca colom imperial de Christmas
cs holub vánoční
cy Colomen ymerodrol Ynys Nadolig
da Juleø Kejserdue
de Weihnachtsinsel-Fruchttaube
en Christmas Imperial Pigeon
eo Kristnaskinsula imperikolombo
es Dúcula de Isla Navidad
es_EC Dúcula de Isla Navidad
es_ES Dúcula de isla Navidad
es_MX Dúcula de Isla Navidad
et jõulusaare keisertuvi
fi joulusaarenkyyhky
fr Carpophage de Wharton
hr mrka voćarica
hu karácsony-szigeti császárgalamb
it Piccione imperiale dell'isola di Natale
ja クリスマスミカドバト
lt Kalėdų salos imperatoriškasis karvelis
nl Whartonmuskaatduif
no raggkeiserdue
pl muszkatela ciemna
pnb کرسمس پگبن کبوتر
pt christmas island imperial-pigeon
pt_PT Christmas island imperial-pigeon
ru Рождественский плодовый голубь
sk plodožer tmavý
sr Imperijalni golub sa Božićnog ostrva
sv julökejsarduva
tr Kurşuni Has Güvercin
uk Пінон пурпуровий
zh Christmas Imperial Pigeon
zh-CN 圣诞岛皇鸠

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#3235
eBirdciipig1
Macaulay Libraryciipig1
Xeno-CantoDucula whartoni
GBIF2495965
NCBI2953396
AvibaseDucula-whartoni
BirdLife22691699