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Spice or Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula [myristicivora or geelvinkiana] (= Ducula myristicivora) (Scopoli, GA 1786)

The spice imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs in the eastern Moluccas and the Raja Ampat Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Scopoli, GA 1786)

Reference:
   Delic. Florae Faunae Insubr. 2 p.94

Protonym:
  Columba myristicivora


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  212FB3719F90CA6D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-212FB371

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/212FB371


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177380

Geographic range:

  • Ducula myristicivora: Widi I. (off Halmahera) and w Papuan islands (New Guinea)
  • Ducula geelvinkiana: Islands in Geelvink Bay (Meos Num, Numfor and Biak)
English:
Spice or Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon
French:
Carpophage cuivré ou C. de Geelvink


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spice or Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula [myristicivora or geelvinkiana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spice or Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula [myristicivora or geelvinkiana])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage cuivré ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage cuivré ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-knobbed Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-knobbed Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-knobbed Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-knobbed Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spice Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ducula myristicivora [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ducula myristicivora [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ducula myristicivora [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Spice Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Spice Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula myristicivora) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula myristicivora [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula myristicivora [version 1]

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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Catalan: Colom imperial ceranegre
Czech: Holub papuánský
Danish: Sortknoppet Kejserdue
German: Schwarzhöckerfruchttaube, Schwarzhöcker-Fruchttaube
English: Black-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon, Black-knobbed Pigeon, Island Imperial Pigeon, Island Imperial-Pigeon, Island Pigeon, Spice Imperial Pigeon, Spice Imperial-Pigeon, Spice or Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Spice/Geelvink Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Spice Imperial Pigeon, Spice/Geelvink Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Spice Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: S imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Ceranegra, Dúcula de Cere Negro, Dúcula de la nuez moscada
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula de La Nuez Moscada
Spanish (HBW): Spice Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: mustsagar-keisertuvi
Finnish: Mustakyhmykyyhky
French: Carpophage cuivré, Carpophage cuivré ou C. de Geelvink
Croatian: smaragdna voćarica
Hungarian: feketebütykös császárgalamb
Indonesian: Pergam Rempah
Italian: Piccione imperiale dal bernoccolo nero, Piccione imperiale delle spezie
Japanese (romaji): kurokobubato
Japanese: クロコブバト
Scientific: Columba globicera, Columba myristicivora, Ducula [myristicivora or geelvinkiana], Ducula myristicivora, Ducula myristicivora myristicivora, Globicera myristicivora
Lithuanian: Salinis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Zwartknobbelmuskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartknoppkeisardue
Norwegian: Svartknoppkeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela szmaragdowa
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-das-especiarias
Russian: Черногребенчатый плодоядный голубь, Чернорогий плодовый голубь
Slovak: plodožer smaragdový
Serbian: Smaragdni imperijalni golub
Swedish: Svartvårtig kejsarduva
Turkish: Muskat has güvercini
Ukrainian: Пінон смарагдовий
Chinese: 黑疣皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鼻皇鳩

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