Ducula chalconota
Rufescent Imperial Pigeon
As recorded: Ducula chalconota (Salvadori, 1874)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Columbiformes › Columbidae
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ducula chalconota observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-12.
2026-03-12
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) manuelquiroga1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-12
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) manuelquiroga1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-12
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) manuelquiroga1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-21
Mt Hagen Rural LLG, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) emskakoon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-01
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-06
Pegunungan Arfak, Kwokwisngung/Kwok II, Hingk, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) setaphong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ducula chalconota. BPBM 53983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36598260. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/53983.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36598260 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026