Grey Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii)
About the Grey Imperial Pigeon
The grey imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Sulu Archipelago, Miangas and Talaud Islands. It is a small island specialist where its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. Three subspecies are recognized: D. p. pickeringii – Found on islets off of North and Northeast Borneo and the islets in the Sulu Sea from Balabac, Cagayancillo and Sulu Island. D. p. langhornei – Found on West Bolod, East Bolod and Loran; paler with a more defined white ring around eye. D. p. palmasensis – Found on Miangas and Talaud Islands; paler and less pink on underparts.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Malaysia, Philippines 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.