The pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor) is a relatively large, pied species of pigeon. It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub in Southeast Asia, ranging from Myanmar and Thailand, throughout Indonesia and east to the Philippines (where it is locally called as camasu and balud-puti) and the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea. It is mainly found on small islands and in coastal regions. It remains locally common, and is therefore considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International and IUCN.
A stocky, gregarious, white bird with black trim from open forests and towns where it often perches high on bare tree branches or on power/telephone lines; often found in flocks of ten or more individuals. There are no similar species in the Caribbean portion of its range. Aberrant white individuals of other pigeon species lack the black tail and wings seen in Pied Imperial-Pigeon. The song has a very low pitch and includes a "wuu-uu-wuuuu", with the last syllable falling; strong at first and then disappears.
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