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  • Synonyms Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon, Red-knobbed Pigeon, Red knobbed Imperial Pigeon
  • Old latin name for bird Globicera rubricera

Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeonbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Deep song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 2.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Song, © Jan-Uwe Schmidt
    Papua New Guinea
  • 4.
    Call, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 5.
    Deep song and call, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 6.
    Call and deep song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 7.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 8.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 9.
    Song, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 10.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Solomon Islands
  • 11.
    Song, © David Gibbs
    Solomon Islands
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ducula rubricera rubriceraLavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Umboi (w of New Britain), New Britain and satellites (e Bismarck Arch.)-No
Ducula rubricera rufigulaBuka to Makira and satellites (n to se Solomon Is., but not Rennell or Temotu)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
CatalanDúcula de cera roja, colom imperial cera-roig
Chinese红疣皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional)紅疣皇鳩
Croatianmelanezijska voćarica
Czechholub labutí
DanishRødknoppet Kejserdue
DutchRoodknobbelmuskaatduif
EsperantoRuĝbosa imperia kolombo
Estonianpunasagar-keisertuvi
Finnishpunakyhmykyyhky
FrenchCarpophage à cire rouge
GermanRothöckerfruchttaube, Rothöcker-Fruchttaube
Hungarianvörösbütykös császárgalamb
ItalianPiccione imperiale caruncolato, Piccione imperiale dal bernoccolo rosso
Japaneseアカコブバト
Lithuaniangumbasnapis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Norwegianrødknoppkeiserdue
Norwegian NynorskRaudknoppkeisardue
Polishmuszkatela krasnonosa
Portuguesepombo-imperial-de-cera-vermelha, pombo-imperial-carunculado
RussianКраснорогий плодовый голубь, Красногребенчатый плодоядный голубь
SerbianCrvenogrbi imperijalni golub
Slovakplodožer bradavičnatý
SpanishDúcula Cejarroja, Dúcula Cerarroja, Dúcula cerirrubra, Dúcula de Cere Rojo
Swedishrödvårtig kejsarduva
TurkishKırmızı İbikli Has Güvercin, Kırmızı ibikli has güvercin
Ukrainianпінон гребінчастий