Chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon

The chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the southern Solomon Islands.

Chestnut-bellied imperial pigeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. brenchleyi
Binomial name
Ducula brenchleyi
(Gray, GR, 1870)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, predominantly at elevations of 200-700 meters—though is now confined to higher elevations in many regions due to deforestation.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

It feeds primarily on banyan figs.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2021). "Ducula brenchleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22691744A196153100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22691744A196153100.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. Baptista, Luis F.; Trail, Pepper W.; Horblit, H.M.; Boesman, Peter F. D.; Garcia, Ernest (2020-03-04), "Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi)", Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, retrieved 2023-08-21


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