Spice Imperial Pigeon
Ducula myristicivora(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Spice Imperial Pigeon
The Spice Imperial Pigeon (Ducula myristicivora) 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: Widi Island (off Halmahera) and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ducula myristicivora
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spice Imperial Pigeon
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba myristicivora
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- New Guinea, ex Sonnerat, pi. 103.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.94
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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