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Grey Imperial Pigeon

Ducula pickeringii(Cassin, J, 1855)

English (US) Gray Imperial Pigeon

UK name: Grey Imperial Pigeon

The Grey Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pickeringii) 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: islands off northeastern Borneo, Talaud Islands, Miangas Island, and Sulu Sea islets (far southwestern Philippines)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Ducula pickeringii
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Gray Imperial Pigeon
English (UK)
Grey Imperial Pigeon
Described by
(Cassin, J, 1855)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Carpophaga Pickeringii
Described by
(Cassin, J, 1855)
Type locality
'Mangsi, Sooloo Islands' = Mangsi Islet, off the northern tip of Borneo.
Original description
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7 p.228

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

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