Elegant Imperial Pigeon

Ducula concinna (Wallace, 1865)

43 cmLength805 gWeight

The elegant imperial pigeon (Ducula concinna), also known as blue-tailed imperial-pigeon, is a large pigeon, with upperparts mainly dark blue-green in colour with an iridescent sheen.

Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Indonesia

Elegant Imperial Pigeon has been recorded at 1 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

West Waigeo forest - Red and Wilson's BOP sites areaIndonesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The elegant imperial pigeon (Ducula concinna), also known as blue-tailed imperial-pigeon, is a large pigeon, with upperparts mainly dark blue-green in colour with an iridescent sheen. Head, neck and underparts are mostly pale grey, with red-brown undertail coverts.

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Questions

How big is the Elegant Imperial Pigeon?

The Elegant Imperial Pigeon is about 43 cm long and weighs around 805 g.

Where does the Elegant Imperial Pigeon live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: islets of Wallacea: Sangihe and Talaud islands (north of northeastern Sulawesi), Flores Sea islands south of Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas east from Romang (east of Timor), Banda, Manuk, Kai and Tanimbar islands (southern Moluccas), Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea) and islets off Bomberai Peninsula, Bird's Neck (northwestern New Guinea). It is most often recorded in Indonesia.

Is the Elegant Imperial Pigeon endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Elegant Imperial Pigeon as Least Concern.

What does the Elegant Imperial Pigeon eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Elegant Imperial Pigeon in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Length: 43 cm
Weight: 805 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Fruit
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 276 mm
Tail: 173 mm
Bill: 31 mm
Tarsus: 36 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: islets of Wallacea: Sangihe and Talaud islands (north of northeastern Sulawesi), Flores Sea islands south of Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas east from Romang (east of Timor), Banda, Manuk, Kai and Tanimbar islands (southern Moluccas), Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea) and islets off Bomberai Peninsula, Bird's Neck (northwestern New Guinea)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2