Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

Bengali: চনমকাফয যাজকীয় ঩ায়যা
Bengali (transliteration): nikōbara rājakīẏa pāẏarā
German: Nikobarenfruchttaube
English: Green Imperial-Pigeon (Nicobar), Nicobar Imperial Pigeon, Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Green Imperial-pigeon (Nicobar)
English (IOC): Nicobar Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon
Spanish: Dúcula de Nicobar, Dúcula de Nicobars
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula de Nicobar
Spanish (HBW): Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon
French: Carpophage de Pauline (Nicobar), Carpophage des Nicobar
Italian: Piccione imperiale delle Nicobare
Japanese (romaji): nikobarumikadobato
Japanese: ニコバルミカドバト
Scientific: Carpophaga aenea nicobarica, Carpophaga insularis, Ducula aenea nicobarica, Ducula nicobarica
Dutch: Nicobarenmuskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nikoborkeisardue
Norwegian: Nikobarkeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela nikobarska
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-de-nicobar
Russian: Никобарский плодовый голубь
Slovak: plodožer nikobarský
Serbian: Nikobarski imperijalni golub
Swedish: nikobarkejsarduva
Turkish: Nikobar has güvercini
Ukrainian: пінон нікобарський
Chinese: 尼柯巴皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 尼科巴皇鳩