Adult (Golden-naped) © John Hiles eBird S123086405 Macaulay Library ML 528976131
Adult (Gray-naped) © Frédéric PELSY
Adult (Golden-naped) © Josep del Hoyo
Adult (Gray-naped) © Eric Barnes

Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula basilica

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Identification

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A distinctive large pigeon with a pale pink head and neck, a deep cinnamon belly, dark greenish upperparts and tail, and a broad pale band at the tail tip. Singles to small groups inhabit forest and forest edge, including degraded forest and plantations. Perches high, but rarely in the open. Overlaps with Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon, but differs in its pink head, its lack of a bold eye-ring, its cinnamon belly, and its pale tail band. Gives a signature deep two-note growl, “ku-woooo,” with a curt, rising first note and a longer second note.

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