Louisiade imperial pigeon

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]

Louisiade imperial pigeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. salvadorii
Binomial name
Ducula salvadorii
(Tristram, 1881)

References

  1. "Ducula salvadorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2014-12-31.


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