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Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon

Ducula brenchleyi(Gray, GR, 1870)

English (US) Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon

The Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula brenchleyi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.

Range: Guadalcanal, Malaita, and Makira (Solomon Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ducula brenchleyi
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Described by
(Gray, GR, 1870)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Carpophaga Brenchleyi
Described by
(Gray, GR, 1870)
Type locality
Wanga, Island of San Cristobal, Solomon Islands.
Original description
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.5, no.29 p.328

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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