Ducula aenea (Green Imperial-Pigeon)

Green Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)

The green imperial pigeon is a large forest pigeon. The large range extends from Nepal, southern India and Sri Lanka eastwards to southern China, Indonesia and the Philippines. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Ducula
Scientific:
  Ducula aenea

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.283

Protonym:
Columba aenea

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946479

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2C2B5EE27E730CEC

Avibase ID:
avibase-2C2B5EE2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2C2B5EE2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177361

Geographic range:

Ducula aenea aenea: Philippines (except for northern Luzon and associated islands and the southwestern islands)
Ducula aenea polia: Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Greater Sundas, and the Lesser Sundas (Lombok east to Alor)
Ducula aenea sylvatica: northern India east to southeastern China (including Hainan Island), southern Thailand and southern Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Ducula aenea andamanica: Andaman Islands
Ducula aenea pusilla: S India and Sri Lanka
Ducula aenea consobrina: islands off western Sumatra (Simeulue south to the Mentawai Islands)
Ducula aenea palawanensis: Palawan, adjacent s Philippines and Banggai Islands
Ducula aenea fugaensis: N Philippines (Calayan, Camiguin Norte and Fuga)
Ducula aenea nuchalis: N Luzon (n Philippines)
Ducula aenea oenothorax: Enggano I. (off w Sumatra)
Ducula aenea paulina: Sulawesi and associated islands, including Togian, Banggai, and Sula islands
Ducula aenea intermedia: Sangihe and Talaud island
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial verd
Czech:
holub kovový
Danish:
Kejserdue
German:
Bronzefruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula Verde
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula Verde
Finnish:
viherkeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage de Pauline
Croatian:
zelenokrila voćarica
Hungarian:
bronz császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale verde
Japanese (romaji):
mikadobato
Japanese:
ミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Žaliasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Groene Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bronsekeisardue
Norwegian:
Bronsekeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela miedziana
Portuguese:
Pombo-imperial-verde
Russian:
Бронзовый плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer bronzový
Serbian:
Zeleni imperijalni golub
Swedish:
grön kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон малазійський
Chinese:
绿皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
綠皇鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
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Clements, version 2018: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Green Imperial-Pigeon (Green) ( Ducula aenea [aenea Group]) [version 1]
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eBird version 2019: Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 3]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ducula aenea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

Bengali: ঳ফুজ ধুভকর , সবুজ ধুমকল
Bengali (transliteration): sabuja dhumakala
Catalan: Colom imperial verd
Czech: holub kovový
Danish: Kejserdue
German: Bronzefruchttaube
English: Green Imperial Pigeon, Green Imperial-Pigeon, Green Imperial-Pigeon (Green)
English, HBW: Green/Enggano Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Green Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Green Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Verda imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Verde
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula Verde
Spanish (HBW): Green Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: rohe-keisertuvi
Finnish: viherkeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage de Pauline, Carpophage de Pauline (aenea), Carpophage pauline, Carpophage vert
Croatian: zelenokrila voćarica
Hungarian: bronz császárgalamb
Indonesian: Burung Pergam Hijau, Ngawu, Pergam Hijau
Italian: Piccione imperiale verde
Japanese (romaji): mikadobato, mikado-bato
Japanese: ミカドバト
Japanese (Kanji): 帝鳩
Scientific: Columba aenea, Ducula aenea, Ducula aenea [aenea Group], Ducula aenea aenea
Lithuanian: Žaliasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Malayalam: മേനി പ്രാവ്, മേനിപ്രാവ്
Malay: Burung Pergam, Burung Pergam Besar, Punai Pergam
Dutch: Groene Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bronsekeisardue
Norwegian: Bronsekeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela miedziana
Pinyin: lǜ huáng-jiū
Portuguese: Pombo-imperial-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-verde
Russian: Бронзовый плодовый голубь, Мускатный плодоядный голубь
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Neela Mahagoya
Slovak: plodožer bronzový
Serbian: Zeleni imperijalni golub
Swedish: Grön kejsarduva
Tamil: Peria Pachai Pura
Thai: นกเขาเปล้า, นกกะลุมพู, นกกะลุมพูเขียว, นกลุมพู, นกลุมพูเขียว, นกลุมพูเขียว, นกลุมพู
Thai (Transliteration): nók kà-lum-pʰuu, nók kà-lum-pʰuu kʰĭaw, nók kʰăw-plâw, nók lum-pʰuu, nók lum-pʰuu kʰĭaw
Turkish: Yeşil has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон малазійський
Vietnamese: Chim Gầm ghì lưng xanh, Gầm ghì lưng xanh
Chinese: 绿南鸠, 绿皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 綠皇鳩