Goliath Imperial Pigeon
Ducula goliath(Gray, GR, 1859)
English (US) Goliath Imperial Pigeon
The Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) 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: montane forest of New Caledonia and ÃŽle des PinsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ducula goliath
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Goliath Imperial Pigeon
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Carpophaga (Phaenorhina) goliath
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1859)
- Type locality
- Isle of Pines.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.2 p.165 pl.155
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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