Tours where you can spot this bird
No tours linked yet.
Malabar Imperial Pigeon
Ducula cuprea (Jerdon, 1840)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Malabar Imperial Pigeon, Ducula cuprea, is a pigeon of the Western Ghats in south-west India. It belongs to the family Columbidae and is found in moist lowland forest and moist montane forest. Once treated as part of the mountain imperial pigeon, it was later recognised as separate on the basis of differences in form and plumage, with its calls also supporting that decision. It is a breeding bird of the Oriental Region in south-west India.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: sw India
