Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula rubricera(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1854)
English (US) Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
The Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula rubricera) 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 rubricera
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ducula rubricera rubricera
- Ducula rubricera rufigula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Globicera rubricera
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1854)
- Type locality
- New Ireland.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 39 p.1073
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Elegant Imperial Pigeon
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Pacific Imperial Pigeon
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Geelvink Imperial Pigeon
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Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
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