Avibase: Ducula rubricera (Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon)

Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon

Ducula rubricera (Bonaparte, CLJL 1854)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-05-30	Tetepare, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Tetepare (Solomon Islands) (20 m)	song - [sono]	1146283 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Jan-Uwe Schmidt	2022-11-02	between Nova and Buka Town, Buka Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Buka (Papua New Guinea) (11 m)	song - [also] [sono]	828114 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Iain Woxvold	2019-10-22	Kaitare'ei, Kunua District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (700 m)	Call - Birds not seen. Calls I thought diagnostic of rubricera in my short time there are not included in this bite, but were given a few mins earlier at the same position. Potential for confusion with D. pistrinaria though that sp uncommon at this elevation. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	543554 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	call - Rolling calls	1150501 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Jan-Uwe Schmidt	2025-10-23	Mt. Balbi, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Central Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (833 m)	call - the distinctive and diagnostic 'uruvau' call	1106216 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Jan-Uwe Schmidt	2025-10-23	Mt. Balbi, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Central Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (833 m)	call, song - the distinctive and diagnostic 'uruvau' call, followed by the very different deep 'boom' call	1106217 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	song - [sono]	1150493 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Iain Woxvold	2019-10-23	Kaitare'ei, Kunua District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (700 m)	Call - Diagnostic calls. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	543555 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	song - [sono]	1150500 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-05-30	Tetepare, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Tetepare (Solomon Islands) (20 m)	song - [sono]	1146284 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	song - [sono]	1150494 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	call - Rolling calls	1150499 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera	Rolf A. de By	2007-07-08	Pokili Reserve, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, West New Britain (mainland) (Papua New Guinea) (30 m)	call - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	409628 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-05-30	Tetepare, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Tetepare (Solomon Islands) (20 m)	call - [sono]	1146286 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Niels Krabbe	04-12-2006	mid Baranaigasi Ridge, Makira , San Cristobal (Solomon Islands) (550 m)	call and deep song (B) - Not seen. Tape ref. A 268-272	32784 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	call, song - [sono]	1150502 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-06-06	Kolombangara, Western Province, Kolombangara (Solomon Islands) (500 m)	call, song - Variety of calls	1150497 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Niels Krabbe	19-11-2006	Mt Austen, Guadalcanal , Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) (360 m)	song (B) - Not seen. Tape ref. B 64-65	32781 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Niels Krabbe	09-12-2006	lower Baranaigasi Ridge, Makira , San Cristobal (Solomon Islands) (350 m)	deep song (B) - Not seen. Tape ref. B 176-190	32792 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Niels Krabbe	05-12-2006	lower Baranaigasi Ridge, Makira , San Cristobal (Solomon Islands) (350 m)	song (B) - Not seen. Tape ref. B 215-217	32789 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Niels Krabbe	05-12-2006	mid Baranaigasi Ridge, Makira , San Cristobal (Solomon Islands) (550 m)	deep song and call (B) - Not seen. Tape ref. A 479	32786 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon (Gray-necked) - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Josep del Hoyo	2010-09-25	, Makira-Ulawa Province (Solomon Islands)	-	203907931 macaulaylibrary.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rubricera	Rolf A. de By	2007-07-06	Walindi Plantation Resort, West New Britain Province, West New Britain (mainland) (Papua New Guinea) (0 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	409544 xeno-canto.org
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon - Ducula rubricera rufigula	Marc Anderson	2026-05-30	Tetepare, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Tetepare (Solomon Islands) (20 m)	call - [sono]	1146287 xeno-canto.org

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