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Elegant Imperial Pigeon

Ducula concinna(Wallace, AR, 1865)

English (US) Elegant Imperial Pigeon

The Elegant Imperial Pigeon (Ducula concinna) 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: small islands of Wallacea, including Sangihe and Talaud islands, islands off southern Sulawesi, southern Moluccas (including Banda, Manuk, and Kai islands), eastern Lesser Sundas (Romang to Tanimbar Islands) eastward to Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea) and islands off Bomberai Peninsula (western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ducula concinna
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Elegant Imperial Pigeon
Described by
(Wallace, AR, 1865)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Carpophaga concinna
Described by
(Wallace, AR, 1865)
Type locality
Matabello, Sangir Islands, error = Watubela Island.
Original description
Ibis ser.2, vol.1, no.4 p.383

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

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