Pinon's imperial pigeon (''Ducula pinon'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

. It is found in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. The species is named after

Rose de Freycinet Rose de Freycinet, born Rose Pinon, (1794 – 7 May 1832) was a Frenchwoman who, in the company of her husband, Louis de Freycinet, sailed around the world between 1817 and 1820 on a French scientific expedition on a military ship, initially disgu ...

née Pinon. Several subspecies have been designated: * ''Ducula pinon pinon'' (Quoy and Gaimard) - Western Papuan Islands; Aru Islands; southern New Guinea from the Mimika River to Hall Sound. * ''Ducula pinon rubiensis'' (A. B. Meyer) - Geelvink Bay, New Guinea to Eatna Bay * ''Ducula pinon jobiensis'' (Schlegel) - Jobi Island, northern coast of New Guinea; Dampier and Vulcan Islands. * ''Ducula pinon salvadorii'' (Tristram) - D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago: Fergusson and Goodenough Islands; Louisiade Archipelago : St. Aignan, Rossel and Sudest Islands. Carpophaga pinon 29

Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q510339 Pinon's imperial pigeon Birds of New Guinea Pinon's imperial pigeon Taxonomy articles created by Polbot