New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

The New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula goliath) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Ducula goliath. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Stub icon This Columbiformes-related article is a stub. More

* New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon/Sam Woods This bird flew into a local garden for short time. More

New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon and the Kereru of New Zealand. Smaller species tend to be known as doves, and larger species as pigeons, but there is no taxonomic basis for distinguishing between the two. Overall, the Columbidae tend to have short bills and legs, small heads on large compact bodies. The wings are large and have low wing loadings; pigeons have strong wing muscles (wing muscles comprise 31-44% of their body weight) and are amongst the strongest fliers of all birds. More

unique in size: the New Caledonian imperial-pigeon (Ducula goliath) is the largest arboreal pigeon in the world, Rhacodactylus leachianus is the world's largest gecko, and the giant skink (Phoboscincus bocourti) is the largest skink, although it has not been seen since the 1870s and may be extinct (Mittermeier et al. 1999). Current Status The New Caledonia rain forests have suffered large losses of native habitat. Rain forests in New Caledonia used to occupy 70 percent of the land area and now occupy 21. More