Red-knobbed imperial pigeon
Appearance
Red-knobbed imperial pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Ducula |
Species: | D. rubricera
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Binomial name | |
Ducula rubricera (Bonaparte, 1854)
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The red-knobbed imperial pigeon (Ducula rubricera) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is found in Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Red-knobbed imperial pigeons frequently forage in groups of five to ten individuals.[2]
It is classified as a species of least concern by the IUCN.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b BirdLife International (2021). "Ducula rubricera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22691680A195992763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22691680A195992763.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Callaghan, Corey T.; Kekeubata, Esau; Waneagea, Jackson; Alabai, Maasafi; Esau, Tommy; MacLaren, David; Major, Richard E. (2019-12-20). "A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands". Check List. 15 (6): 1119–1136. doi:10.15560/15.6.1119. ISSN 1809-127X.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.