Timor Imperial Pigeon

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

Timor Imperial Pigeon, Timor Imperial-Pigeon Common Names in French: Carpophage Cendrillon Common Names in German: Schieferrücken-Fruchttaube Description - Habitat Biome: Terrestrial Ecology: It is presumably resident, perhaps making local altitudinal movements, in montane forest and monsoon woodland between 600 m and 2,200 m. It is reportedly common in native eucalyptus forest. More

Alternate common name(s): Timor Imperial Pigeon, Ashy Imperial-Pigeon Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range C. Lesser Sundas; Two island populations; (1) Timor Is. (2) Wetar Is. More

Timor Imperial Pigeon also recorded in good numbers October 2008. Scientists working for the UK-based conservation charity Columbidae Conservation have rediscovered the endangered Wetar Ground-dove (Gallicolumba hoedtii), one of the world's least known birds, on the islandof Wetar. There have been no official records of the species on Wetar Island for 100 years. More