Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon

The species is endemic to Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits rainforest and secondary growth with fruiting trees.

The Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon, (Ducula whartoni), is a large (39 cm in length, 450-700 g in weight) pigeon, mainly dark grey in colour with an iridescent sheen. Contents - * 1 Distribution and habitat * 2 Behaviour * 2.1 Diet * 2.2 Breeding * 2. More

The Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon, (Ducula whartoni), is a large (39 cm in length, 450-700 g in weight) pigeon, mainly dark grey in colour with an iridescent sheen. More

The Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon has recently been changed to the Christmas Imperial Pigeon. It is in the Columbidae Family of the Columbiformes Order. There are 321 birds in the family of various Doves and Pigeons, plus Bronzewings and Bleeding Hearts. Check out the Doves and Pigeon page. Doves and Pigeons are mentioned many times in the Bible. So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. More

Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon in flight. Location Christmas Island Indian Ocean Territories Australia Size of original (pixels) Width: 1400 Height: 1050 Photographic data Date: 4/9/06 11:40:55 AM Aperture: f5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec Focal Length: 180.0 mm christmasis_imppigeon_39792.jpg © Ian Montgomery; please contact: ian@birdway.com. More