Ducula aenea sylvatica

(Tickell, 1833)

Vernacular names
English : Green imperial-pigeon
French : Carpophage de Pauline

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : 10 subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a length of 48 cm for a weight of 650 g. Small black bill, plumage mostly ashy grey and wings green with metallic sheen. Subspecies with with dark green wings, dark grey head and breast with weak purple wash on head.

Range and habitat
Subspecies found from north India to south China and south Thailand. Species found from south India and south China to Indonesia and Philippines. Lives in forests, open woodlands, gardens, mangroves, to 1300 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a huge range and is very adaptable but has been declining because of habitat loss and hunting, particularly in Philippines and Indonesia.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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