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title: "Mountain Imperial Pigeon"
description: "Ducula badia — Aves. The mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia), also known as the maroon-backed imperial pigeon or Hodgson's imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family with a wide range in southeastern Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mountain-imperial-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mountain Imperial Pigeon

> Ducula badia — Aves. The mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia), also known as the maroon-backed imperial pigeon or Hodgson's imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family with a wide range in southeastern Asia.

- Scientific name: *Ducula badia*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 822
- Wikidata: [Q964539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964539)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3246](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3246)

## Names

- en: Mountain Imperial Pigeon
- de: Fahlbauchfruchttaube
- es: Dúcula Dorsicastaña
- fr: Carpophage à manteau brun
- nl: Indische muskaatduif
- pl: Muszkatela kasztanowata

## Countries with the most observations

MY (294), TH (266), IN (67), CN (39), VN (26), BT (19), MM (9), KH (6), ID (5)

## Summary

The mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia), also known as the maroon-backed imperial pigeon or Hodgson's imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family with a wide range in southeastern Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_imperial_pigeon

## Photo

![Mountain Imperial Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mountain-imperial-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/327835981

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mountain-imperial-pigeon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).