Red-knobbed imperial pigeon
| Red-knobbed imperial pigeon | |
|---|---|
| At Prospect Park Zoo. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. rubricera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ducula rubricera (Bonaparte, 1854) | |
The red-knobbed imperial pigeon (Ducula rubricera) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is found in Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Red-knobbed imperial pigeons frequently forage in groups of five to ten individuals.
It is classified as a species of least concern by the IUCN.