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Ducula oceanica (Micronesian Imperial Pigeon; Micronesian Pigeon)

Synonyms: Columba oceanica

Wikipedia Abstract

The Micronesian imperial pigeon (Ducula oceanica) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae (doves). It is found in Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Ducula oceanica

Infraspecies

Ducula oceanica monacha
Ducula oceanica oceanica
Ducula oceanica ratakensis
Ducula oceanica teraokai
Ducula oceanica townsendi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Ducula oceanica

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
30
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.55128
EDGE Score: 2.71486
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  375 grams
Diet [2]  Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  100 %
Forages - Canopy [2]  40 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  60 %
Clutch Size [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Carolines tropical moist forests Micronesia Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    
Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests United States Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    
Palau tropical moist forests Palau Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Yap tropical dry forests Micronesia Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Middle Ridge, Babeldaob Palau A1, A2
Ngerutechei, Babeldaob Palau A1, A2  
Peleliu Palau A1, A2  
Rock Islands, Palau Palau A1, A2  
Western Ridge, Babeldaob Palau A1, A2  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0