Banded fruit pigeon

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Banded fruit pigeon
Banded fruit pigeon

Banded fruit pigeon

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Pigeon birds (Columbiformes)
Family : Pigeons (Columbidae)
Genre : Large fruit pigeons ( Ducula )
Type : Banded fruit pigeon
Scientific name
Ducula zoeae
( Desmarest , 1826)
The German-language names Banded Fruchttaube or Halsband-Fruchttaube refer to the narrow dark band that runs across the middle of the chest.

The banded fruit pigeon ( Ducula zoeae ), also known as the collar fruit pigeon , is a species of pigeon birds from New Guinea .

Appearance

The banded fruit pigeon reaches a body length of 38 to 41 centimeters and has a weight of up to 600 grams. It is thus somewhat smaller than a wood pigeon , but about the same size as a large breed of domestic pigeon . Characteristic of the banded fruit dove is the narrow dark band that runs across the middle of the chest and has led to the German-language name Banded fruit dove or collar fruit dove.

The head and throat are bluish light gray. The neck and front chest up to the black chest band appear darker gray with a reddish or pink tinge. The rest of the upper side of the body and the upper wing covers are pale purple-purple to maroon brown. The tail feathers and parts of the wing covers have a dark green sheen. The iris is white. The feet are red.

Distribution, habitat and way of life

The banded fruit pigeon is endemic to New Guinea and the offshore islands. It lives in evergreen forests with a closed canopy, in monsoon forests and in partially managed forests. Protected by the dense canopy, one notices the presence of the species, which live in pairs or in small groups of up to 10 animals, mostly through their characteristic reputation. It occurs mainly in the lowlands, sightings are up to 1500 meters. Because of the very large distribution area and the constant population size, it is classified by the IUCN as not endangered (Least Concern, LC).

Systematics and taxonomy

The species was discovered by René Primevère Lesson in New Guinea in the vicinity of the village of Dorery and described in 1826 by Eugène Desmarest in Volume 40 of the Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles founded by Frédéric Cuvier . Since Desmarest relied on notes from Lesson, the latter is often viewed as the first descriptor . However, its description has not been published in a specialist journal, so that Desmarest must be regarded as the first author according to the International Rules for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LF Baptista, PW Trail, HM Horblit & P. ​​Boesman: Zoe's Imperial-pigeon (Ducula zoeae) . In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana (eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2016, accessed January 12, 2016
  2. ↑ David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes: Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. Christopher Helm, 2010, ISBN 978-1873403600 , p. 502.
  3. ↑ Eugène Desmarest: 20th Colombe Zoé; Columba Zoeae, Lesson. (Espèce nouvelle.) In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu ' en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les artes. Vol. 40, Paris 1826 p. 314

literature

  • Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free living, keeping and breeding. Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld (Leine) - Hannover 1996, p. 306 ISBN 3-7944-0184-0 .

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