Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon

Purple-tailed Imperial PigeonThe Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon is a large pigeon with a gray head, glossy green upperparts, a chestnut belly, and a purple sheen on the tail. It feeds on fruit in the forest canopy around New Guinea.What does it look like?The head is gray, the back and wings have a metallic green gloss, the belly is chestnut, and the tail has a purple sheen. The sexes look alike.How does it live?The Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon is a large pigeon with a gray head, glossy green upperparts, a chestnut belly, and a purple sheen on the tail. It feeds on fruit in the forest canopy around New Guinea.It feeds on fruit and berries in trees, especially in the forest canopy. The account presents it as a tree-foraging bird rather than describing captive feeding.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.