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Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon

Ducula rufigaster(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)

English (US) Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon

The Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula rufigaster) 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 rufigaster
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
Described by
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba rufigaster
Described by
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
Type locality
Dorey [now Manokwari] New Guinea.
Original description
Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.245

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

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