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Pied Imperial Pigeon

Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse

Photo: Lip Kee (Singapore) · CC BY-SA 2.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Ducula bicolor

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Habitat

Forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub; mainly small islands and coasts

Range

Myanmar and Thailand through Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea

The pied imperial pigeon is a relatively large, black-and-white pigeon found in forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub in Southeast Asia, from Myanmar and Thailand throughout Indonesia and east to the Philippines and the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea. It is mainly found on small islands and in coastal regions (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is short and gives no measurements, diet or breeding information, and does not describe its occurrence in India. SoIB 2023 lists it as a resident of islands that eats fruit and nectar and does not assign a priority category (SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Pied Imperial Pigeon eat?
Fruit and nectar
What habitat does the Pied Imperial Pigeon live in?
Forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub; mainly small islands and coasts
Where is the Pied Imperial Pigeon found?
Myanmar and Thailand through Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea
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