Marquesan Imperial Pigeon

Ducula galeata

The Marquesan Imperial Pigeon (Ducula galeata) is a bird found in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia. It eats fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Ducula galeata
Region	South America
Found in	French Polynesia

🏡 Where the Marquesan Imperial Pigeon lives

Found in French Polynesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 507 grams. It mostly eats fruit.

Hear the Marquesan Imperial Pigeon

Recorded by JACOB Hervé (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC442900. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Marquesan Imperial Pigeon

Where does the Marquesan Imperial Pigeon live?

The Marquesan Imperial Pigeon lives in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia.

What does the Marquesan Imperial Pigeon eat?

fruit (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Marquesan Imperial Pigeon endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.