The white-bellied imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. First described by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854, it is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on Sulawesi, Buton, Taliabu, Togian, and Peleng. It inhabits primary forest, dense secondary forest, and isolated areas of hill forest. A large pigeon with a long tail, it measures 42.5–51.5 cm (16.7–20.3 in) long and weighs 510 g (18 oz) on average. Males are mainly green, with pale-grey heads and bellies, chestnut vents, and a pale grey tail band, along with a red orbital ring. Females are nearly identical, but have darker grey areas in their plumage. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1854)
Reference:
Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci.
39 p.1077
Protonym:
Hemiphaga forsteni
Avibase ID:
E137A7241C165C07
Avibase ID:
avibase-E137A724
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E137A724
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177372
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Carpophage de Forsten ( Ducula forsteni) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Carpophage de Forsten ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 1st edition: Forster's Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteri) |
Clements, version 2021: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements, version 2022: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 3rd edition: Celebes Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 4th edition: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements, version 2015: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements, version 2016: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements, version 2017: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements, version 2018: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Clements, version 2019: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
eBird version 1.50: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
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eBird version 2017: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
eBird version 2018: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
eBird version 2019: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
eBird version 2021: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
eBird version 2022: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green & White Zone-tailed Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green & White Zone-tailed Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-bellied Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Celebes Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Oriental Bird Club: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ducula forsteni |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ducula forsteni |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ducula forsteni |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: White-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula forsteni) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ducula forsteni |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ducula forsteni |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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