Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon

Formerly classified by the IUCN as a critically endangered species with an estimated population of less than 150 adult birds.

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

The Marquesan Imperial-pigeon or Nukuhiva Pigeon (Ducula galeata) is a pigeon which is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. This pigeon is only found in some valleys in the western part of that island. This is the largest pigeon outside of the crowned pigeons, weighing 900 grams (2 lb) and measuring about 52 cm (21 in). More

The Marquesan imperial-pigeon is a large, broad-winged pigeon with a distinctively flattened cere. The plumage is mostly dark slate-grey, shimmering with metallic bronze-green reflections on the upperparts, and with rufous-chestnut undertail-coverts (3). - The Marquesan imperial-pigeon is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, where it is restricted to valleys in the west and north of the island (3). More

Images Marquesan imperial-pigeon sub-adult in tree The Marquesan imperial-pigeon is a large, broad-winged pigeon with a distinctively flattened cere. The plumage is mostly dark slate-grey, shimmering with metallic bronze-green reflections on the upperparts, and with rufous-chestnut undertail-coverts ... More