Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula poliocephala(Gray, GR, 1844)
English (US) Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon
The Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula poliocephala) 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: highlands of PhilippinesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ducula poliocephala
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Carpophaga poliocephala
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
- Type locality
- No locality = Philippine Islands, ex G. R. Gray, List Bds. Brit. Mus., Gallinae, p. 6; type from near Manila, Luzon fide Hachisuka, Ois. et Rev. Frang. d'Orn., n.s., 1, 1931, p. 397-398.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 2 p.469 pl.119
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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