Magpie pigeon
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Magpie dove ( Ducula luctuosa ) |
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The magpie pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa ), also called white fruit pigeon or Celebes nutmeg fruit pigeon , is a species of pigeon birds. It occurs exclusively on some Southeast Asian islands.
Appearance
The magpie pigeon reaches a height of 41 centimeters. In terms of body size, it corresponds to a very large domestic pigeon. The head is flat, the tail is relatively short. The plumage is predominantly pure white. The hand wings and the outer arm wings are silver-gray with black borders. The wing-coverts and the end of the tail are black with a silvery sheen. The barrel fletching and the lower belly feathers are partly black and, with the otherwise white plumage, result in a spotted pattern. The beak is gray with a black tip. The iris is dark brown. The bare, featherless eye ring is blue-gray. The feet are also blue-gray.
distribution and habitat
The magpie pigeon occurs on the island of Sulawesi as well as the adjacent small islands of Manadotua, Manterawu, Talisei, Bangka , Lembeh, Muna, Labuan Blanda, Butung, Peleng, Banggai and the Sula Islands . It is common in certain areas of Sulawesi. It is also a common pigeon on Taliabu, one of the Sula Islands.
The habitat of the magpie pigeon are forest and forest edges. It uses secondary forest as well as light forests and occurs on cultivated land. It is a flatland pigeon that is rarely seen at altitudes above 300 meters.
behavior
The magpie pigeon occurs mainly in small groups. Large swarms of up to 250 individuals have also been observed on Taliabu. While foraging for food, it is mostly high in the treetops and can sometimes be difficult to spot there. Very little is known about the reproductive biology of this species.
Keeping in human care
The magpie pigeon is rarely looked after in human care. In the 1960s, what was then the Wassenaar Zoo in the Netherlands kept a large group of magpie pigeons in an 80 meter long and densely planted greenhouse, which were also successful in raising young.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
literature
- David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox: Pigeons and Doves - A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World . Pica Press, Sussex 2001, ISBN 90-74345-26-3
- Alois Münst and Josef Wolters: Tauben - The types of wild pigeons , 2nd expanded and revised edition, Verlag Karin Wolters, Bottrop 1999, ISBN 3-9801504-9-6
- Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free living, keeping and breeding . Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0
Web link
- Ducula luctuosa inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.