Biology:Geelvink imperial pigeon
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Short description: Species of bird
| Geelvink imperial pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. geelvinkiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ducula geelvinkiana (Schlegel, 1873)
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The Geelvink imperial pigeon (Ducula geelvinkiana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Indonesia's Schouten Islands (also known as the Geelvink Islands) and Mios Num Island, which lie north of New Guinea. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.[1]
The Geelvink imperial pigeon was formerly considered conspecific with the spice imperial pigeon (Ducula myristicivora), but was recognized as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]
It is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Ducula geelvinkiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22728104A94970720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728104A94970720.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22728104/94970720. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/species-updates/.
- ↑ Bishop, K. David; van Balen, Sebastianus (Bas) (2023-03-06). "The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 143 (1). doi:10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2. ISSN 0007-1595.
Wikidata ☰ Q18746343 entry
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