Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Mindoro Imperial-pigeon (Ducula mindorensis) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN. But new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed. Consequently, it is uplisted to Endangered status in 2008. More

Mindoro Imperial-pigeon Ducula mindorensis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Endangered Justification This pigeon has been uplisted to Endangered owing to a recent assessment of available habitat which indicated that its range and population, both of which are declining as a result of the continuing rapid reduction in the extent and quality of forest, were much smaller than previously thought. More

The Mindoro Imperial-pigeon (Ducula mindorensis) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. John Whitehead ( June 30, 1860 - June 2, 1899) was an English Explorer, naturalist and professional collector Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. In Biological classification, family ( Latin It is endemic to the Philippines. More

Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mindorensis = Described by: Whitehead (1896) Alternate common name(s): Mindoro Imperial Pigeon, Mindoro Zone-tailed Pigeon, Mindoro Zone-tailed Imperial-Pigeon, Pink-throated Imperial-Pigeon, Great Mindoro Fruit-Pigeon Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Nc. Philippines; Restricted range; Mindoro, Mt. Hinundunang near Roxas/Tanga River. More

Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Genus : Ducula
Species : mindorensis
Authority : (Whitehead, 1896)