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Sno. Name Binomial Name 1 Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea 2 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia 3 Nicobar Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea nicobarica 4 Pied imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
©www.ogaclicks.com Green Imperial Pigeon Identification Tips- D. a. sylvatica Green Imperial Pigeon : Ducula aenea sylvatica : Resident of Western Ghats, East & North East India
Iris is dark brown to red with lilac outer ring and crimson orbital skin Crown pale grey-pink
Bill is bluish grey with red or purplish cere Nape is pale grey-pink
Pale grey-pink mantle
Upperparts iridescent green Wings are grey with slight green or blackish green iridescence
Underparts are grey
Under tail-coverts dark chestnut Both the sexes are similar
Grey Tail
Legs are dark pinkish red or purple-red
Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Mountain Imperial Pigeon Identification Tips Mountain Imperial Pigeon : Ducula badia : Resident of Himalayas, Western Ghats, & North East India
D. b. cuprea-Western Ghats from Goa and Karnataka to Kerala D. b. griseicapilla- North East India (Nagaland, Manipur) Iris is white or grey-white; orbital skin dark purple Iris is white or grey-white; orbital skin dark red Vinous-grey crown Black loral stripe Crown pale grey-pink Nape is pink Nape is grey Bill is dark pink or red with paler tip Pale pink mantle Mantel is grey White chin & throat Upperparts dark Upperparts reddish purple dark brown
Underparts are grey Coverts are dark Underparts are greyish brown with pale grey purple fringes Wings are dark brown Wings are blackish brown
Wings are blackish brown Dark vinous head and neck
Iris pale to pale bluish grey, orbital skin purple-grey Legs are dark red with pale claws
Blackish brown tail D. b. insignis- Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasia Hills) with broad, light and River Brahmaputra grey terminal band
Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Nicobar Imperial Pigeon Identification Tips Nicobar Imperial Pigeon : Ducula aenea nicobarica: Resident of Andaman & Nicobar islands in India
Iris is dark brown to red with lilac outer ring and crimson orbital skin Crown pale grey
Bill is bluish grey with Nape is pale grey red or purplish cere Pale Grey Mantel
Upperparts iridescent green , glossed dark blue
Wings are grey with slight green or blackish green iridescence, glossed dark blue Underparts are grey
Both the sexes are similar Green Tail
Legs are dark pinkish red or purple-red Under tail-coverts dark chestnut Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Pied imperial Pigeon Identification Tips Pied imperial Pigeon : Ducula bicolor : Resident of Andaman & Nicobar islands in India
Iris is dark brown to red Crown is white
Bill is grey or bluish Nape is white with darker tip
White Mantel
Upperparts are White
Coverts are white Underparts are white Wings are black
Both the sexes are similar Black Tail, silvery-grey lustre
Legs are greyish blue
Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com