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Pacific Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pacifica(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

English (US) Pacific Imperial Pigeon

The Pacific Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pacifica) 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.

Scientific name
Ducula pacifica
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Pacific Imperial Pigeon
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba pacifica
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Type locality
'Insulis amicis' = Tonga Islands.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.777

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

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