Louisiade imperial pigeon
Louisiade imperial pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Ducula |
Species: | D. salvadorii
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Binomial name | |
Ducula salvadorii (Tristram, 1881)
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The Louisiade imperial pigeon (Ducula salvadorii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae found in Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea. It is found on Goodenough and Fergusson islands in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Misima, Tagula and Rossel islands in the Louisiade Islands. The species was previously considered conspecific with the Pinon's imperial pigeon (Ducula pinon).[1]
References[]
- ^ "Ducula salvadorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Columbidae
- Ducula
- Birds of Papua New Guinea
- Columbiformes stubs