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Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula melanochroa (Sclater, PL 1878)
The black imperial pigeon, also known as the Bismarck imperial pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago where it lives in forests. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Ducula
Scientific:
Ducula melanochroa
Original description
Citation:
(Sclater, PL 1878)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1878, pt.3 p.672 pl.42
Imprint year:
1878
Protonym:
Carpophaga melanochroa
Type locality:
Duke of York Group.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90451#page/266/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
231207ABB775AFB0
Avibase ID:
avibase-231207AB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/231207AB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177377
English:
Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial negre
Czech:
holub mouřenín
Danish:
Bismarck Kejserdue
German:
Anthrazitfruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula Negra
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula Negra
Finnish:
hopeaselkäkyyhky
French:
Carpophage noir
Croatian:
crna voćarica
Hungarian:
bismarck-szigeti császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale delle Bismarck
Japanese (romaji):
kuromikadobato
Japanese:
クロミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Juodasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Zwarte Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartkeisardue
Norwegian:
Svartkeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela czarna
Portuguese:
pombo-imperial-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-preto
Russian:
Чёрный плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer čierny
Swedish:
svart kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон чорний
Chinese:
黑皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
黑皇鳩
Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial negre
Czech:
holub mouřenín
Danish:
Bismarck Kejserdue
German:
Anthrazitfruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula Negra
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula Negra
Finnish:
hopeaselkäkyyhky
French:
Carpophage noir
Croatian:
crna voćarica
Hungarian:
bismarck-szigeti császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale delle Bismarck
Japanese (romaji):
kuromikadobato
Japanese:
クロミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Juodasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Zwarte Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartkeisardue
Norwegian:
Svartkeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela czarna
Portuguese:
pombo-imperial-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-preto
Russian:
Чёрный плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer čierny
Swedish:
svart kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон чорний
Chinese:
黑皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
黑皇鳩
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Carpophage noir ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Carpophage noir ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 1st edition: Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2021: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2022: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2023: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2024: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 4th edition: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2015: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2016: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2017: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2018: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Clements, version 2019: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 1.50: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 1.52: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 1.53: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 1.54: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 1.55: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2015: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2016: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2017: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2018: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2019: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2021: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2022: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2023: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| eBird version 2024: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bismarck Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bismarck Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ducula melanochroa |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ducula melanochroa |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ducula melanochroa |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula melanochroa) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ducula melanochroa |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ducula melanochroa |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Colom imperial negre, Dúcula negre
Czech: Holub mourenín, holub mouřenín
Danish: Bismarck Kejserdue, Sort Kejserdue
German: Anthrazitfruchttaube, Mohrenfruchttaube
English: Bismarck Imperial Pigeon, Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon, Bismark Imperial Pigeon, Black Imperial Pigeon, Black Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Bismarck Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Black Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Bismarka imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Negra
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula Negra
Spanish (HBW): Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: must-keisertuvi
Finnish: Hopeaselkäkyyhky
French: Carpophage noir
Croatian: crna voćarica
Hungarian: bismarck-szigeti császárgalamb
Italian: Piccione imperiale delle Bismarck, Piccione imperiale nero
Japanese (romaji): kuromikadobato
Japanese: クロミカドバト
Scientific: Carpophaga melanochroa, Ducula melanochroa
Lithuanian: Juodasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Zwarte Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartkeisardue
Norwegian: Svartkeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela czarna
Portuguese: pombo-imperial-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-preto
Russian: Чёрный плодовый голубь, Чёрный плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer čierny
Swedish: Svart kejsarduva
Turkish: Kara has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон чорний
Chinese: 黑皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 黑皇鳩
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