Pied Imperial-pigeon

Order - Columbiformes
Family - Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Pied Imperial-pigeon

Ducula bicolor

斑皇鸠 (bān huáng-jiū)

    Malay : Rawa Biasa

    Japanese : ソデグロバト (sode-guro bato)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 袖黒鳩

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 10,900,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 35–42 cm; 365–510 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Ducula bicolor bicolor (Scopoli, 1786)
  – Widespread SE Asia and Malay Archipelago.
• Ducula bicolor melanura (Gray, GR, 1861)
  – Moluccas, Tanimbar and Kai islands.

Distribution Map

Ducula bicolor ssp. bicolor

Date : 25 July 2020
Location : G Hotel, Gurney Drive, Georgetown, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang