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Spotted Imperial Pigeon
Ducula carola (Bonaparte, 1854)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Spotted Imperial Pigeon, Ducula carola, is a pigeon in the Philippines, breeding in the Oriental Region except East Visayas, the Palawan group and the Sulu Archipelago. It is part of the Columbidae family and was described by Bonaparte in 1854. Also called the grey-necked imperial pigeon, it is endemic to the Philippines. It uses tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest, and at certain times moves to limestone shorelines in flocks of up to 50 birds. Philippine law RA 9147 makes it illegal to hunt, capture or possess this species.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Philippines (except East Visayas, Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)
