Rufescent Imperial Pigeon
Ducula chalconota(Salvadori, AT, 1874)
English (US) Rufescent Imperial Pigeon
The Rufescent Imperial Pigeon (Ducula chalconota) 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.
- Scientific name
- Ducula chalconota
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufescent Imperial Pigeon
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ducula chalconota chalconota
- Ducula chalconota smaragdina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Carpophaga chalconota
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1874)
- Type locality
- Atam, Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 6 p.87
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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