Pink-bellied imperial pigeon

Pink-bellied imperial pigeon
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Ducula
Species:	D. poliocephala
Binomial name
Ducula poliocephala (Gray,GR, 1844)

The pink-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula poliocephala) otherwise known as the Philippine zone-tailed imperial pigeon, the zone-tailed pigeon, or the Philippine imperial pigeon, is found in the Philippines. It is a fruit-eating bird.

According to the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International's Red Book, the pink-bellied imperial pigeon is a "near threatened" species as of 2000. This is due to the loss of habitat and exploitation by humans.

The pink-bellied imperial pigeon is mostly dark gray, with a pale gray head, an appropriately pink belly, and a brown, black, and gray pattern on its tail. Its eyes and eye ceres are red.

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