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  Green Imperial Pigeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia.
Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
Green Imperial Pigeon is a large plump pigeon, 45cm in length.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Imperial_Pigeon   (236 words)

  
 Pigeon Species
There were too many pigeon species to provide information on to be able to fit all of them on one page.
Pigeon Species "C" and "D": California Color Pigeons...
Pigeon Species "N" and "O": New York Danish Flying Tumblers...
www.avianweb.com /pigeonspecies.htm   (120 words)

  
 Dove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In ornithological practice there is a tendency for "dove" to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones, but this is in no way consistently applied, and historically the common names for these birds involve much variation between "dove" and "pigeon".
Luzon Bleeding-heart Pigeon Gallicolumba crinigera, native to the Philippines.
Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria in Bristol Zoo.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pigeon   (1152 words)

  
 Bird Watching: Imperial Green Pigeon Pictures
My Green Imperial Pigeon sighting took place while I was patrolling with fellow birder Ivor along the coastal road of Pulau Tekong, an island reserved for military training in Singapore.
We acquired the bird on our bins, it was a very large pigeon with iridescent green wings on a mellow gray body.
Whether this pigeon flew across the Straits of Johore, the fact remains, this is a good sighting on Singapore soil.
www.easy-bird-watching-guide.com /green-pigeon.shtml   (154 words)

  
 crimsonbird.page
Broadbills together with my pigeons because they are docile and safe with other birds.
In summer 2001, I successfully bred Celebes Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina).
I have kept Black-knobbed Imperial Pigeon, Elegant Imperial Pigeon, Celebes Green Imperial Pigeon, Nicobar Pigeon, Cinnamon Ground Dove, Celebes Quail Dove, Thick-billed Ground Pigeon, Pink-spotted Fruit Dove, Pink-necked Fruit Dove, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove, Superb Fruit Dove, Rose-crowned Fruit Dove, Orange-bellied Fruit Dove and Black-naped Fruit Dove.
www.geocities.com /itzalam/crimsonbird.html   (409 words)

  
 Sulawesi 2000
We picked up Green, White-bellied (E), and Silver-tipped (E) Imperial Pigeons and White-rumped Cuckoo-shrike (E) along with some common species as Brown-throated and Olive-backed Sunbirds, Hair-crested Drongo, Slender-billed Crow, Pacific Swallow, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Collared Kingfisher, and Grey-rumped Treeswifts.
Pied Imperial Pigeons were common on the island.
Green Imperial Pigeon - 25, 26, 28, 29, 1, 3, 6-10, 12.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Sulawesi00.html   (7686 words)

  
 Green Home - T-Shirt - Flock of Birds
This fashionable top features a flock of startled Imperial Pigeons flying across the tee.
The beautiful Timor Imperial Pigeon is large with a bluish-grey head and neck.
Reads "timor imperial pigeon" in casual cursive across the bottom left-hand side of the image.
www.greenhome.com /products/apparel/womens_clothing/111730   (67 words)

  
 Sulawesi and Halmahera | species | 3
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea: The interesting subspecies paulina found on Sulawesi sports an attractive rufous nape which forms a shaggy crest.
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula basilica: Elusive at first on Halmahera but it gave away its presence by its deep growling calls and eventually showed well.
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon (White I P) Ducula luctuosa: The first views at Karaenta Forest were the best and we were able to see the dark tertials and the silvery interior to the darker flight feathers which separate this species from the previous one.
homepage.mac.com /alanwilkinson/birding/sulawesi/species3.html   (1104 words)

  
 Green Imperial Pigeon photo - Robert photos at pbase.com
Green Imperial Pigeon photo - Robert photos at pbase.com
Common resident, keeping to the upper canopy of primary and mangrove forests to 3,600 feet.
Seen singly except when pairing or in family parties, rarely making flights in large flocks like other pigeons.
www.pbase.com /image/19429697   (94 words)

  
 Binghamton Zoo Animals
It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays a single white egg.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Green Imperial Pigeon is a large plump pigeon, 45 cm in length.
ADAPTATIONS: Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general.
www.rossparkzoo.com /animals/greenimperialpigeon.htm   (133 words)

  
 Bird watching trip report - Sri Lanka - surfbirds.com
Sinharaja: Green Imperial Pigeon (6), Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (35), Layard's Parakeet (2), Brown-backed Needletail (20), Malabar Trogon (4), Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (3), Sri Lanka Hill Myna (2), Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (2), Red-faced Malkoha, Ashy-headed Laughing-thrush (2), Black-capped Bulbul (2), Orange-billed Babbler (8), Legge's Flowerpecker.
Yala NP: Sri Lanka Junglefowl (3), Orange-breasted Green Pigeon (4), Green Imperial Pigeon (3), Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Blue-faced Malkoha (2), Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (7), Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Rufous-winged Bushlark (5), Jerdon's Leafbird, White-browed Fantail (5), Jungle Prinia.
Arrenga Pool: Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon (10), Sri Lanka Bush Warbler (3), Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher (4).
www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/sri-lanka-mp-0104.html   (1590 words)

  
 www.shortwing.co.uk
This is about 90 mins drive from Dalat, and is a section of road that passes over a forested range of hills at c1250m.
Red-vented & Black-browed Barbet, Wedge-tailed Green and Mountain Imperial Pigeons, White-cheeked, Black-hooded and Orange-breasted Laughingthrushes, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, ?Grey-headed?
To reach Cat Tien, turn off the main road at Madagui or Tam Phu northwards for 20+km, then you have to register at the office in the village on the south bank of the Dong Nai river, and cross on a small ferry to the HQ & accomodation that is on the opposite bank.
www.shortwing.co.uk /pages/tripDetails.asp?id=38   (1531 words)

  
 KingBird Malaysia Reports
After an initial spurt at dawn (with a magnificent Green Broadbill and a male Rufous-chested Flycatcher vying as the main highlight), the birds went quiet.
The pigeons of the rain forest are often educated.
He was guzzling a cluster of small green fruits--Orangs live essentially on fruits and have to wander over wide areas of rain forests to keep in fruits--which he chewed and dribbled out of his mouth.
www.kingbirdtours.com /reports/malaysiare.html   (6137 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Birding Vietnam by Frank Rheindt -- April - June 2003
The roadside was good for larger birds or those higher in the canopy, such as Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Black-browed Barbet, Great Hornbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Streaked Spiderhunter, Black, Flavescent and Mountain Bulbul as well as Maroon Oriole.
Access and Logistics: The last reports of Imperial Pheasant come from the "…vicinity of the settlement of Cat Bin…" and this seems to be the spot on which most of the ambitious avitourism projects have centered.
All the forest trails I walked were heavily frequented by loggers, and all the larger streams and rivers were filled with logs to be transported to the coast.
www.worldtwitch.com /vietnam_rheindt.htm   (15537 words)

  
 Yok Don
Birding highlights : Green Peafowl, Lesser Adjutant, Woolly-necked Stork, woodpeckers and Mekong Wagtail.
Both species are very rare at the site, however, and the localities where they occur are off-limits to visitors.
Yok Don supports a globally significant population of Green Peafowl, estimated to number at least 400 individuals.
www.birdlifeindochina.org /birdwatch/yokdon.html   (358 words)

  
 Adventure of Vietnam Birding,Bird watching in Nam Cat Tien - Da Lat - Bach Ma - Hue - Cuc Phuong - Ha Noi
An incredible diversity of birds and mammals, live in the forest and wetland habitats of Nam Cat Tien, including an estimated 230 species of birds.
Mammal species found in the park include Indochinese Tiger, Asian Elephant and the last surviving Annamese Rhino, a sub species of the Javan Rhino, although you would have to be extremely lucky to catch a glimpse of any of these.
Species that can be seen here include Green Peafowl by Crocodile Lake in the early morning or late afternoon, Bronze-winged Jacana, Lesser Adjutant and Purple Heron.
www.greentrail-indochina.com /vietnam/vietnam_package_bird_watching_tour.html   (960 words)

  
 Archived conservation news articles on Nicobar Pigeon
Kembali Bebas, including one Seram cockatoo, two Triton cockatoos, one Citron cockatoo, one Eclectus, one Victoria Crowned Pigeon, one Nicobar pigeon and one...
The others are the Nicobar Pigeon (July), Crested Wood Partridge (August), Black and Red Broadbill (September), Great Egret (October), Green Imperial Pigeon...
Of special note: Klein's photograph of the Nicobar Pigeon, a species native to the region in Asia devastated by the tsunami, will be available for sale.
conservation.mongabay.com /news/Nicobar_Pigeon.htm   (233 words)

  
 WWF - Andaman Sea - A Global Ecoregion
While poorly known scientifically, these reefs may prove to be the most diverse and best preserved in the Indian Ocean.
The endemic bird species include Nicobar megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis), Nicobar green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea nicobarica), and the Nicobar emerald dove (Chancophaps indica augusta).
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porusus) nests in the region, as do Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), and Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea).
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/andaman_sea.cfm   (309 words)

  
 New Page 2
usually the most numerous green pigeon of the highter hills
Common resident ; usually the commonest green of inland wooded habitats
Probably also a passage migrant and winter visitor.
www.siambird.com /PAGEimage/Pigeon.htm   (74 words)

  
 Nagarhole National Park, national parks in south india, south indian national parks, wildlife sanctuaries in south ...
At Nagarhole, too, there are fine facilities for some good wildlife-watching and sizeable groups of gaur, elephants, sambar, chital and even an occasional tiger or leopard can be spotted.
The other inhabitants of the Park are the muntjac, the tiny mouse deer, giant squirrel, slender loris, wild boar, langurs and macaques.The Park boasts around 250 species of birds, which include the Malabar trogan, the Malabar pied hornbill, the great fl woodpecker, the Indian pitta and the green imperial pigeon.
The jungle cat, leopard cat and the rusty spotted cat are the residents of the Park.
www.startadventure.net /nagarhole-national-park-karnataka.htm   (200 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - Features
Bird life includes: Green Billed Coucal, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Red-faced Malkoha, Yellow-fronted Barbet, Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Rufous Babbler, Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Spot-winged Thrush, Malabar Trogon, Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker, Pygmy Woodpecker, Crimson-baked Woodpecker, Black-naped Flycatcher, Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Dollarbird, Green Imperial Pigeon, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch and Black Bulbul.
Bundala comprising of scrub jungle bordering the sea, stretches along the coast east of Hambantota.
Wildlife includes elephants, spotted deer, grey langur, jackal, water monitor, crocodiles, the olive ridley and leatherback turtles, the hawksbill and green turtles.
www.dailynews.lk /2004/06/19/fea06.html   (465 words)

  
 Pigeons and Doves of the World
It is too late for those with a GREY background.
Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon, died in the Cinncinatti Zoo, September 1, 1914.
Chatham Island Pigeon (subspecies of New Zealand Pigeon)
www.camacdonald.com /birding/Sampler3-PigeonsDoves.htm   (69 words)

  
 WWF Malaysia - Newsroom - WWFM in the News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The office will also be staffed with WWF officials.
KKCBS is a part of the nature corridor in the State capital and it not only greens and beautifies the town, but also provide for public enjoyment, recreation and tourist development.
The birdlife sighted thus far were the purple heron, little green heron, three species of egrets, sandpipers, pigeon, doves, collared kingfisher, stork-billed kingfisher, Philippine Glossy Starling and Green Imperial Pigeon.
www.wwfmalaysia.org /newsroom/wwfmnews/2000/new000129.htm   (795 words)

  
 birdwatching
Late in the afternoon proceed to the coastal forest to catch a glimpse of one of the world’s smallest primates, the Spectral Tarsier.
Birding along a track that parallels the ocean, taking you eventually into the coastal forest.
Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (e), Bay Coucal (e), Lesser Coucal, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Green Imperial Pigeon, Knobbed Hornbills.
members.tripod.com /rico_toursulawesi/birdwatching.htm   (804 words)

  
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White-crowned Forktail ----- Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis k - l Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata.....
Black-headed S-B - t - Green Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus - t - Chestnut-throated Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis.....
Gold-billed Magpie - t - Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis k - - Indian Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda.....
www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/KaziPakkeEaglenest.html   (2221 words)

  
 Species List
C and E Asia, N China, Tibet [Bar-tailed R P] Scaled [Splendid] Pigeon
North Philippine Islands [Grey-necked F P] Red-breasted Imperial Pigeon
New Guinea and Salawati [Slaty and Grey Grnd.]
www.diamonddove.com /SpeciesList.html   (54 words)

  
 Green Imperial Pigeon | Bird Gallery | Birdwatch.ph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The official website of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines
Grey head and tail, green wings with no bands in the tail.
Conspicuous large pigeon, often seen flying between forest patches and ridges.
www.birdwatch.ph /html/gallery/gipigeon1.html   (43 words)

  
 Birding on Java
This is a large National Park on the North East corner of Java, situated around the volcano Baluran.
It is the best site in the world to see the Green Peafowl.
For the scientific names see the List of species of Java and Bali
www.indo.com /birding/jsites.html   (1521 words)

  
 Taman Negara National Park Malaysia - BirdForum Location Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Little Cuckoo-Dove, Emerald Dove, Little Green Pigeon, Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Thick-billed Green Pigeon, Large Green Pigeon, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Jambu Fruit Dove, Green Imperial Pigeon, Mountain Imperial Pigeon,
Common Iora, Green Iora, Greater Green Leafbird, Lesser Green Leafbird, Blue-winged Leafbird, Asian Fairy Bluebird,
Crested Shrike-Jay, White-winged (Black) Magpie, Green Magpie, Slender-billed Crow, Large-billed (Jungle) Crow.
www.birdforum.net /thedirectory/showproduct.php?product=553   (1195 words)

  
 Singapore - BirdForum Location Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Forest birds can be found at the Bukit Timnah Reserve in the centre of the island which protects the only sizeable primary forest left in Singapore.
The reserve is situated on the island’s highest hill and can be reached by heading for the Upper Bukit Timnah Road from the city centre, turning into Main Road (Hindhede Drive) and continuing to the end.
The offshore island of Pulau Ubin reached by ferry from Changi Point supports Great-billed Heron and Chinese Egret, Cinnamon-headed Pigeon, Buffy Fish-Owl and Mangrove Pitta.
www.birdforum.net /thedirectory/showproduct.php?product=573   (1397 words)

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