Green Imperial Pigeon
Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The green imperial pigeon is a large forest pigeon. The large range extends from Nepal, southern India and Sri Lanka eastwards to southern China, Indonesia and the Philippines. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Ducula
Scientific:
Ducula aenea
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Columba aenea
Type locality:
'in Moluccis'; error = Flores, designated by Hartert and Goodson, Nov. Zool., 25, 1918, p. 346.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/287/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
579C780F34888DE8
Avibase ID:
avibase-579C780F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/579C780F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177361
NEAR THREATENED
English:
Green Imperial Pigeon
Afrikaans:
Groenkeiserduif
Bulgarian:
Зеленогръб императорски гълъб
Bengali:
সবুজ ধুমকল
Catalan:
Colom imperial verd
Czech:
holub kovový
Danish:
Kejserdue
German:
Bronzefruchttaube
Esperanto:
verda imperikolombo
Spanish:
Dúcula Verde
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula verde
Estonian:
rohe-keisertuvi
Finnish:
viherkeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage de Pauline
Croatian:
zelenokrila voćarica
Hungarian:
bronz császárgalamb
Indonesian:
Burung Pergam Hijau
Italian:
Piccione imperiale verde
Japanese (romaji):
mikadobato
Japanese:
ミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Žaliasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Nepali:
हरित परेवा
Dutch:
Groene Muskaatduif
Norwegian:
Bronsekeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela miedziana
Portuguese:
Pombo-imperial-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-verde
Russian:
Мускатный плодоядный голубь
Slovak:
plodožer bronzový
Serbian:
Zeleni imperijalni golub
Swedish:
Grön kejsarduva
Thai:
นกลุมพู
Turkish:
Yeşil Has Güvercin
Ukrainian:
пінон малазійський
Chinese:
绿皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
綠皇鳩
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea [aenea or pallidinucha]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina] ( Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina]) |
| Avilist 2025: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Green Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Green Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aenea) |
| Clements, version 2022: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ducula [aenea or oenothorax]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: সবুজ ধুমকল
Catalan: Colom imperial verd
Czech: holub kovový
Danish: Kejserdue
German: Bronzefruchttaube
English: Green Imperial Pigeon, Green Imperial-Pigeon, Green Imperial-Pigeon [aenea or paulina]
Esperanto: Verda imperia kolombo, verda imperikolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Verde
Estonian: rohe-keisertuvi
Finnish: viherkeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage de Pauline, Carpophage de Pauline (aenea), Carpophage de Pauline [aenea ou paulina], Carpophage pauline, Carpophage pauline [aenea or paulina], Carpophage pauline [aenea ou paulina]
Croatian: zelenokrila voćarica
Hungarian: bronz császárgalamb
Indonesian: Burung Pergam Hijau
Italian: Piccione imperiale verde
Japanese (romaji): mikadobato
Japanese: ミカドバト
Japanese (Kanji): 帝鳩
Scientific: Columba aenea, Ducula aenea, Ducula aenea [aenea or pallidinucha], Ducula aenea [aenea or paulina], Ducula aenea aenea
Lithuanian: Žaliasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Malayalam: മേനിപ്രാവ്
Malay: Burung Pergam, Pergam Daun Biasa
Dutch: Groene Muskaatduif
Norwegian: Bronsekeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela miedziana
Pinyin: lǜ huáng-jiū
Portuguese: Pombo-imperial-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-verde
Russian: Мускатный плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer bronzový
Serbian: Zeleni imperijalni golub
Swedish: Grön kejsarduva
Tamil: Peria Pachai Pura
Thai: นกลุมพู
Thai (Transliteration): nók lum-pʰuu
Turkish: Yeşil Has Güvercin
Ukrainian: пінон малазійський
Vietnamese: Chim Gầm ghì lưng xanh
Chinese: 绿皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 綠皇鳩
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