Silver-tipped imperial pigeon
| Silver-tipped imperial pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. luctuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ducula luctuosa (Temminck, 1825)
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The silver-tipped imperial pigeon (Ducula luctuosa), also known as the white-tipped imperial-pigeon, is a relatively large species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to forest, woodland and mangrove on Sulawesi and smaller nearby islands.
Description[]
It has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the pied imperial pigeon, but has a yellowish tip to the bill, black spotting near the vent, and silvery-grey remiges.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ducula luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ducula
- Birds of Sulawesi
- Birds described in 1825
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