PIED IMPERIAL PIGEON: A Comprehensive Handbook Covering Identification, Feeding Ecology, Coastal and Island Habitat Use, Breeding Biology, Seasonal Movements, Human Impact, and Conservation - Softcover

O. ANGELA, MARK

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798181512054

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Graceful, adaptable, and widely recognized across tropical coastlines and island ecosystems, this detailed handbook explores the natural history, ecology, and environmental importance of one of the most distinctive fruit-dove species found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Combining scientific insight with accessible explanations, the book presents a thorough examination of the species’ behavior, habitat preferences, feeding strategies, breeding patterns, and long-term survival challenges.
Readers are guided through the physical characteristics that aid identification, including plumage variations, flight patterns, vocalizations, and regional differences observed across island populations. The handbook also explores feeding ecology in depth, highlighting the bird’s relationship with fruit-bearing trees, seed dispersal, forest regeneration, and seasonal food availability within coastal and tropical habitats.
Special attention is given to nesting behavior, mating systems, chick development, migration tendencies, and seasonal movements between islands, mangroves, rainforests, and coastal woodlands. The influence of weather patterns, habitat fragmentation, urban expansion, hunting pressures, and environmental disturbances is examined alongside the ecological role these birds play in maintaining healthy island ecosystems.
Conservation-focused chapters discuss habitat protection, biodiversity preservation, research efforts, and the growing importance of sustainable environmental management in tropical regions. Designed for birdwatchers, wildlife enthusiasts, conservation supporters, researchers, students, and nature lovers, this handbook provides a balanced and informative exploration of a remarkable bird species closely connected to coastal forests and island environments.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798181512054
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 241
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