Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon
Ducula galeata(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
English (US) Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon
The Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon (Ducula galeata) 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: Nukuhiva Island (Marquesas Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ducula galeata
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Serresius galeatus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
- Type locality
- Western part of the Island of Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 41 p.1110
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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