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Green or Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula [aenea, oenothorax or nicobarica] (= Ducula aenea) (Linnaeus, C 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, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Columba aenea

Type locality:
  'in Moluccis'; error = Flores, designated by Hartert and Goodson, Nov. Zool., 25, 1918, p. 346.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/287/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7949D938F34259D5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7949D938

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7949D938


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177361

Geographic range:

  • Ducula aenea: western, southern, and eastern India, and Sri Lanka, eastward to southern China, Indochina, but absent from much of Thailand, and south again through the Thai-Malay Peninsula, thence through the Greater Sundas and Borneo, the Lesser Sundas east as far as Alor, Sulawesi, and north throughout Philippines
  • Ducula aenea aenea: Philippines (except for northern Luzon and associated islands and the southwestern islands)
  • Ducula aenea polia: Thai-Malay Peninsula and Greater and Lesser Sundas (Lombok eastward to Alor)
  • Ducula aenea sylvatica: northern India eastward to southeastern China (including Hainan), southern Thailand and southern Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
  • Ducula aenea andamanica: Andaman Islands
  • Ducula aenea pusilla: southern India and Sri Lanka
  • Ducula aenea consobrina: islands off western Sumatra (Simeulue southward to the Mentawai Islands)
  • Ducula aenea palawanensis: Palawan, adjacent southern Philippines, and Banggai Islands (off eastern Sulawesi)
  • Ducula aenea fugaensis: northern Philippines (Calayan, Camiguin Norte, and Fuga)
  • Ducula aenea nuchalis: northern Luzon (northern Philippines)
  • Ducula aenea paulina: Sulawesi and associated islands, including Togian, Banggai, and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi)
  • Ducula aenea intermedia: Sangihe and Talaud island
  • Ducula oenothorax: Enggano Island (off southwestern Sumatra)
  • Ducula nicobarica: Nicobar Islands
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English:
Green or Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon
French:
Carpophage de Pauline ou C. des Nicobar


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Green or Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula [aenea, oenothorax or nicobarica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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):
Green or Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula [aenea or nicobarica])
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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage pauline ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage pauline ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
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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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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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 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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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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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Green Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aenea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula aenea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Bengali: সবুজ ধুমকল
Catalan: Colom imperial verd
Czech: Holub kovový
Danish: Kejserdue
German: Bronzefruchttaube
English: Green Imperial Pigeon, Green Imperial-Pigeon, Green or Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Verda imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Verde
Estonian: rohe-keisertuvi
Finnish: Viherkeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage de Pauline, Carpophage de Pauline ou C. des Nicobar, Carpophage pauline, Carpophage pauline ou C. des Nicobar
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 or nicobarica], Ducula [aenea, oenothorax or nicobarica], Ducula aenea, Ducula aenea aena, Ducula aenea aenea
Lithuanian: Žaliasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Malayalam: മേനിപ്രാവ്
Malay: Burung Pergam, Burung Pergam Besar, Punai Pergam
Dutch: Groene Muskaatduif
Norwegian: Bronsekeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela miedziana
Pinyin: lǜ huáng-jiū
Portuguese: Pombo-imperial-verde
Russian: Мускатный плодоядный голубь
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Neela Mahagoya
Slovak: plodožer bronzový
Swedish: Grön kejsarduva
Tamil: Peria Pachai Pura
Thai: นกเขาเปล้า, นกกะลุมพู, นกกะลุมพูเขียว, นกลุมพู, นกลุมพูเขียว
Thai (Transliteration): nók kà-lum-pʰuu, nók kà-lum-pʰuu kʰĭaw, nók kʰăw-plâw, nók lum-pʰuu, nók lum-pʰuu kʰĭaw
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

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