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Zoe's Imperial Pigeon (Ducula zoeae)

Zoe's Imperial Pigeon

Ducula zoeae

Least Concern

Overview

The Zoe's imperial pigeon (Ducula zoeae), also known as the banded imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

The species is found in New Guinea, where it inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Did you know?

The bird is named after Zoë Lesson, the wife of French ornithologist René-Primevère Lesson, who originally described the species.

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