Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon
The Celebes - binding tail pigeon ( Ducula radiata) is a species of pigeons birds. It is found only on an Indonesian island. There are the Celebes Gelbbrusterdtaube another pigeon, wearing a very similar sounding names. However, this belongs to the genus of Indo-Pacific Earth Dove.
Appearance
The Celebes - binding tail pigeon reaches a body length of about 38 centimeters. This makes it about the size of a city pigeon. Compared to this, however, the wings are shorter and more rounded. The tail is longer.
The plumage on the head, sides of the neck and chest, like the abdomen feathers light gray. Face and throat are lighter. The coverts are reddish brown matte. The rear neck and the jacket and the inner wing-covers are purple. The back and tail are emerald green. About the tail feathers runs at the end of a gray center band, which has led to the designation binding tail pigeon.
Distribution and behavior
The Celebes - binding tail pigeon is a species endemic to the island of Sulawesi. This Indonesian island located between Borneo and New Guinea and has an area of 189,216 km ². The Celebes - binding tail pigeon lived here mountain forests and forest edges. In forest areas of the lowlands as well as in secondary forest at the edge of primary forest it occurs, but here is relatively rare. She thinks she prefers in an altitude of 1,100 meters on and comes up to 2,400 meters above sea level. before.
The Celebes - binding tail pigeon adheres preferably in treetops. It occurs mainly alone or in pairs. Outside the breeding season flocks may be observed that up to 20 individuals occasionally. Scrims found so far were located in caves or on ledges of in- forest rock formations.