Seram Imperial Pigeon (Ducula neglecta)
About the Seram Imperial Pigeon
The Seram imperial pigeon (Ducula neglecta) is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. It is endemic to Seram and Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands (Moluccas) in Indonesia. On these islands it is found in primary rainforest and selectively logged forest. The Seram imperial pigeon was described by the German scientist Hermann Schlegel in 1866, who named it as Carpophaga neglecta. The genus Carpophaga was merged with Ducula in 1937. The species has often been considered to be conspecific (the same species) as the spectacled imperial pigeon, which is found in other islands of the Maluku group, but differs in size, voice and plumage. The two form a species complex with the widespread green imperial pigeon, Enggano imperial pigeon and the elegant imperial pigeon.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 7 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Green Imperial PigeonDucula aenearecording
- Timor Imperial PigeonDucula cineracearecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.