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  | |
| 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
- 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.
- 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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