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Species
Ducula mullerii Temminck, 1835
Nomenclature
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Family: ColumbidaeGenus: Ducula
Species:
Ducula mullerii Temminck, 1835
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Collared Imperial Pigeon, Muller's/Pink-capped/Black-collared Imperial-pigeon/Fruit-pigeon; Collared Imperial Fruit-pigeon
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SUMMARY
Forehead, lores and crown greyish pink, lower face chin and throat silverly grey, distinctive black collar completely encircles neck, broadest and hindneck, separated from grey-pink crown by narrow silver-grey line, mantle maroon, rest of upperparts dark grey, tail black with broad pale grey central band, underparts dark mauve-pink, becoming broad white to silverly grey band across upper breast separates black collar from dark-pink underparts, vent and undertail-coverts dark reddish chestnut, undertail black with prominent pale central band, iris brown, bill greyish, feet purplish red. Sexes alike