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White Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula luctuosa (Temminck, CJ 1824)

The silver-tipped imperial pigeon, also known as the white-tipped imperial-pigeon, is a relatively large species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to forest, woodland and mangrove on Sulawesi and smaller nearby islands. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1824)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.42 pl.247

Protonym:
  Columba luctuosa

Type locality:
  Several islands in the Moluccan Archipelago, error = Celebes.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  86B2EAA54034518D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-86B2EAA5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/86B2EAA5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 677041

Geographic range:

  • Ducula luctuosa: Sulawesi subregion and Sula Islands
English:
White Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial blanc
Czech:
holub černobílý
Danish:
Gråvinget Kejserdue
German:
Elsterfruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula Luctuosa
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula luctuosa
Finnish:
valkokeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage luctuose
Croatian:
bijela voćarica
Hungarian:
fehér császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale bianco
Japanese (romaji):
serebesusodegurobato
Japanese:
セレベスソデグロバト
Lithuanian:
Baltasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Witte Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitkeisardue
Norwegian:
Hvitkeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela biała
Portuguese:
pombo-imperial-de-asa-prateada
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-prateado
Russian:
Белый плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer biely
Serbian:
Srebrovrhi imperijalni golub
Swedish:
vit kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон білий
Chinese:
苏拉斑皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
白皇鳩


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage luctuose ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Celebes Pied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Celebes Pied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sulawesi Pied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sulawesi Pied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Celebes Pied Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ducula luctuosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ducula luctuosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ducula luctuosa [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula luctuosa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula bicolor luctuosa [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula luctuosa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Colom imperial blanc, Dúcula blanca
Czech: holub černobílý, Holub strací
Danish: Gråvinget Kejserdue
German: Elsterfruchttaube
English: Celebes Imperial-Pigeon, Celebes Pied Imperial Pigeon, Celebes Pied Imperial-Pigeon, Celebes Pied Pigeon, Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon, Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon, Sula Imperial-Pigeon, Sulawesi Pied Imperial Pigeon, White Imperial Pigeon, White Imperial-Pigeon, White-tipped Imperial Pigeon
English, HBW: White Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Blanka imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Luctuosa
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula luctuosa
Spanish (HBW): Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: hele-keisertuvi
Finnish: Celebesinkeisarikyyhky, valkokeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage luctuose
Croatian: bijela voćarica
Hungarian: fehér császárgalamb
Indonesian: Pergam Putih, Putea, Putého
Italian: Piccione imperiale aliargento, Piccione imperiale bianco, Piccione imperiale di Sulawesi
Japanese (romaji): serebesusodegurobato
Japanese: セレベスソデグロバト
Scientific: Columba luctuosa, Ducula bicolor luctuosa, Ducula luctuosa
Lithuanian: Baltasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Celebesmuskaatduif, Witte Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitkeisardue
Norwegian: Hvitkeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela biala, muszkatela biała
Portuguese: pombo-imperial-de-asa-prateada
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-prateado
Russian: Белый плодовый голубь, Белый плодоядный голубь, Сулавесский плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer biely
Serbian: Srebrovrhi imperijalni golub
Swedish: Sulawesikejsarduva, vit kejsarduva
Turkish: Sütlüce has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон білий
Chinese: 苏拉斑皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 白皇鳩

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