Green Imperial Pigeon

Ducula aenea

Family: Doves and Pigeons · Status: Uncommon resident · Size: 42–47 cm · Conservation: Near Threatened

Range

Ranges from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina and the Thai-Malay Peninsula to southern China, the Philippines, and the Indonesian archipelago.

Identification

Adult has dark metallic green upperparts, greyish head with a vinous wash, greyish underparts and chestnut undertail coverts.

Habitat

Forests, mangroves, coastal areas, wooded areas, and parks.

Behaviour

Frugivorous; feeds in the upper canopy, usually singly or in small groups; larger gatherings at coastal wooded areas with fruiting trees.