Purple-tailed imperial pigeon

The purple-tailed imperial pigeon (Ducula rufigaster) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea.

Purple-tailed imperial pigeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. rufigaster
Binomial name
Ducula rufigaster
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ducula rufigaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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