Ducula rufigaster
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
As recorded: Ducula rufigaster (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Columbiformes › Columbidae
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ducula rufigaster observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) peter maaskant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG
(c) Arnau Ribera Tort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-01
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Allison Xiong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-01
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-29
Asbaken, Makbon, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) sofiane mimouni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-24
Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Ducula rufigaster. BPBM 29558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36598962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/29558.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36598962 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026