Bird watching on Fiji - Barking Imperial Pigeon also known as Peale's Imperial Pigeon

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Barking Imperial Pigeon also known as Peale's Imperial Pigeon, Ducula latrans

The Barking Imperial Pigeon (Ducula latrans), also known as Peale's Imperial Pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It is endemic to Fiji, where it occurs on most of the medium and large islands.

Its natural habitats are mature tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forest. The species is one of two imperial-pigeons found in Fiji; the other, the Pacific imperial pigeon, is found on smaller islands.

Endemic on Fiji

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Description
The Barking Imperial Pigeon is frugivorous, feeding on large fruits of the Cananga, Dysoxylum and Myristica (nutmegs). It feeds alone or in pairs, occasionally occurring in small flocks on fruiting trees. The breeding season of this species is from May to January, with a single egg being laid on an insubstantial twig nest.

Listen to the Barking Imperial Pigeon

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Remarks from the Recordist

Harsh call

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Remarks from the Recordist

Natural vocalisation. Song of a bird sitting in top strata of secondary forest. Recording Equipment: Telinga Pro 7 Stereo Dat Mic, Sound Devices 702

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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