• Synonyms Rufous-breasted Imperial-Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Fruit Pigeon, Purple tailed Imperial Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Imperial-Pigeon, Rufescent Imperial-Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Imperial Pigeon, Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon
  • Old latin name for bird Columba rufigaster

Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeonbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Song, © Nick Athanas
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 5.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and New Guinea

Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ducula rufigaster rufigasterRaja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) and nw, s New Guinea-No
Ducula rufigaster uropygialisYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and n New Guinea-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
CatalanDúcula de ventre rogenc, colom imperial ventre-rogenc
Chinese紫尾皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional)紫尾皇鳩
Croatiancimetastoprsa voćarica
Czechholub mahagonový
DanishPurpurhalet Kejserdue
DutchRode Muskaatduif
EsperantoPurpurvosta imperia kolombo
Estonianruuge-keisertuvi
Finnishkanelikeisarikyyhky
FrenchCarpophage à ventre roux
GermanRotbauchfruchttaube, Rostbauch-Fruchttaube, Rotbauch-Fruchttaube
Hungarianbíborfarkú császárgalamb
IndonesianPergam ekor-ungu
ItalianPiccione imperiale codaviola, Piccione imperiale ventrerosso
Japaneseスミレオミカドバト
Lithuanianrausvapilvis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Norwegianrødhalekeiserdue
Norwegian NynorskRaudhalekeisardue
Polishmuszkatela czerwonorzytna
Portuguesepombo-imperial-de-barriga-ruiva, pombo-imperial-de-cauda-púrpura
RussianРыжебрюхий плодоядный голубь, Рыжебрюхий плодовый голубь
SerbianImperijalni golub ljubičastog repa
Slovakplodožer hrdzavobruchý
SpanishDúcula ventrirrufa, Dúcula de Vientre Rufo
Swedishrostbröstad kejsarduva, Rostbukad kejsarduva
TurkishMor Kuyruklu Has Güvercin
Ukrainianпінон новогвінейський