Pied Torresian Imperial PIGEON

Seen in Darwin...Where does it live?

Distribution:

The Pied Imperial-Pigeon is found from the western Bay of Bengal eastward to the Philippines and south through Indonesia and New Guinea to northern Australia. In northern Australia it is found in the Kimberleys area, in the Top End of the Northern Territory, across Cape York Peninsula and along the east Queensland coast from Torres Strait south to about Rockhampton. Some authors treat the birds found in Australia as a separate species compared to those found at the western end of its range.

 

Habitat:

This pigeon is found on offshore islands and the mainland of northern and north-eastern Australia. It is found in a variety of wooded habitats, such as mangroves, rain forest and in forests of Eucalyptus and Melaleuca. It avoids the more arid parts of the Top End but does penetrate inland along major rivers.

 

Seasonal movements:

The populations of Pied Imperial-Pigeon in Queensland and the Northern Territory migrate northwards to non-breeding areas, mostly in southern New Guinea, in late summer and autumn. They usually return from August to October. The population in the Kimberleys appears to be non-migratory, but in the dry season the birds tend to disperse from forests to offshore islands, riverside vegetation or eucalyptus woodland.

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