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Barking Imperial Pigeon

Ducula latrans(Peale, TR, 1849)

English (US) Barking Imperial Pigeon

The Barking Imperial Pigeon (Ducula latrans) 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: forest of larger Fiji islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ducula latrans
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Barking Imperial Pigeon
Described by
(Peale, TR, 1849)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Carpophaga latrans
Described by
(Peale, TR, 1849)
Type locality
Fiji Islands.
Original description
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.200

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

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