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Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula rufigaster (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)

The purple-tailed imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in New Guinea. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Ducula
Scientific:
  Ducula rufigaster

Original description

Citation:
  (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)

Reference:
   Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool. 1 p.245

Imprint year:
  1830

Protonym:
  Columba rufigaster

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262#page/303/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  18C4B7835B9976A4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-18C4B783

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/18C4B783

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177390

Geographic range:

  • Ducula rufigaster rufigaster: W Papuan is., Vogelkop and s New Guinea e to Orangerie Bay
  • Ducula rufigaster uropygialis: Yapen I. and n New Guinea (east to Huon Gulf)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial ventre-rogenc
Czech:
holub mahagonový
Danish:
Purpurhalet Kejserdue
German:
Rostbauch-Fruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula Ventrirrufa
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula Ventrirrufa
Finnish:
kanelikeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage à ventre roux
Croatian:
cimetastoprsa voćarica
Hungarian:
bíborfarkú császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale codaviola
Japanese (romaji):
sumireomikadobato
Japanese:
スミレオミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Rausvapilvis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Rode Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudhalekeisardue
Norwegian:
Rødhalekeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela czerwonorzytna
Portuguese:
pombo-imperial-de-barriga-ruiva
Russian:
Рыжебрюхий плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer hrdzavobruchý
Serbian:
Imperijalni golub ljubičastog repa
Swedish:
rostbröstad kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон новогвінейський
Chinese:
紫尾皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
紫尾皇鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage à ventre roux ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage à ventre roux ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Rufous-bellied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rufous-bellied Fruit Pigeon ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rufous-bellied Fruit Pigeon ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula rufigaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula rufigaster [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula rufigaster [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ducula [rufigaster or basilica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Colom imperial ventre-rogenc, Dúcula de ventre rogenc
Czech: Holub mahagonový
Danish: Purpurhalet Kejserdue
German: Rostbauch-Fruchttaube, Rotbauchfruchttaube, Rotbauch-Fruchttaube
English: Purple tailed Imperial Pigeon, Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon, Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon, Rufescent Imperial-Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Fruit Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Imperial Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Imperial-Pigeon, Rufous-breasted Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Purple-tailed Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Purpurvosta imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula de Vientre Rufo, Dúcula Ventrirrufa
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula Ventrirrufa
Spanish (HBW): Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: ruuge-keisertuvi
Finnish: Kanelikeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage à ventre roux
Croatian: cimetastoprsa voćarica
Hungarian: bíborfarkú császárgalamb
Indonesian: Pergam Ekor-ungu
Italian: Piccione imperiale codaviola, Piccione imperiale ventrerosso
Japanese (romaji): sumireomikadobato
Japanese: スミレオミカドバト
Scientific: Columba rufigaster, Ducula rufigaster, Ducula rufigaster rufigaster
Lithuanian: Rausvapilvis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Rode Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudhalekeisardue
Norwegian: Rødhalekeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela czerwonorzytna
Portuguese: pombo-imperial-de-barriga-ruiva
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-de-cauda-púrpura
Russian: Рыжебрюхий плодовый голубь, Рыжебрюхий плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer hrdzavobruchý
Serbian: Imperijalni golub ljubičastog repa
Swedish: rostbröstad kejsarduva, Rostbukad kejsarduva
Turkish: Mor kuyruklu has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон новогвінейський
Chinese: 紫尾皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 紫尾皇鳩

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