Zoe´s Imperial Pigeon

Ducula zoeae

(Desmarest, A-G, 1826)
Dúcula de Zoé

Family: Columbidae
Order: Columbiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Columba zoeae.

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Records from Selva de Nimbokrang

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

Zoe´s imperial pigeon or Zoe imperial pigeon (Ducula zoeae), also known as the banded imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

It is named after Zoë Lesson (fl. 1810), the wife of French ornithologist René-Primevère Lesson, who described it.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ducula zoeae. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.