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Grey Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula pickeringii (Cassin, J 1855)

The grey imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Sulu Archipelago, Miangas and Talaud Islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Cassin, J 1855)

Reference:
   Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7 p.228

Protonym:
  Carpophaga Pickeringii

Type locality:
  'Mangsi, Sooloo Islands' = Mangsi Islet, off the northern tip of Borneo.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17735#page/251/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9EC10FC31A13CBE2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9EC10FC3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9EC10FC3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177384


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Ducula pickeringii: islets off northeastern Borneo, Talaud Islands (northeast of Sulawesi), Miangas (far northern Indonesia, southeast of Mindanao), and Sulu Sea islets (far southern Philippines)
  • Ducula pickeringii pickeringii: Sulu Archipelago and small islands off northern and northeastern Borneo
  • Ducula pickeringii langhornei: Sulu Islands (Bolod and Loran)
  • Ducula pickeringii palmasensis: Miangas and Talaud islands (off Sulawesi)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grey Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial de Pickering
Czech:
holub Pickeringův
Danish:
Sulukejserdue
German:
Pickeringfruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula gris
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula Gris
Finnish:
harmaakeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage de Pickering
Croatian:
siva voćarica
Hungarian:
borneói császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale grigio
Japanese (romaji):
haiiromikadobato
Japanese:
ハイイロミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Pilkasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Pickerings Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sulukeisardue
Norwegian:
Sulukeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela popielata
Portuguese:
Pombo-imperial-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-cinzento
Russian:
Серый плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer ostrovný
Serbian:
Sivi imperijalni golub
Swedish:
grå kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон сулуйський
Chinese:
马来皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
馬來灰皇鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage de Pickering ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage de Pickering ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Gray Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Gray Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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:
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Gray Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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):
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
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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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gray Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Grey Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ducula pickeringii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ducula pickeringii [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ducula pickeringii [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula pickeringii) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula pickeringii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula pickeringii [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colom imperial de Pickering, Dúcula de Pickering
Czech: Holub Pickeringuv, holub Pickeringův
Danish: Sulukejserdue
German: Pickeringfruchttaube, Pickering-Fruchttaube
English: Gray Imperial Pigeon, Gray Imperial-Pigeon, Grey Imperial Pigeon, Grey Imperial-Pigeon, Malaysian Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Grey Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Grey Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Gray Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Griza imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Gris, Dúcula Grís
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula Gris
Spanish (HBW): Gray Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: hall-keisertuvi
Finnish: Harmaakeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage de Pickering
Croatian: siva voćarica
Hungarian: borneói császárgalamb
Indonesian: Pergam Kelabu
Italian: Piccione imperiale di Pickering, Piccione imperiale grigio
Japanese (romaji): haiiromikadobato
Japanese: ハイイロミカドバト
Scientific: Carpophaga Pickeringii, Ducula pickeringii, Ducula pickeringii pickeringii
Lithuanian: Pilkasis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Malay: Merpati Raja Kelabu
Dutch: Pickering-muskaatduif, Pickerings Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sulukeisardue
Norwegian: Sulukeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela popielata
Portuguese: Pombo-imperial-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-cinzento
Russian: Серый плодовый голубь, Серый плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer ostrovný
Serbian: Sivi imperijalni golub
Swedish: Grå kejsarduva
Turkish: Gri has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон сулуйський
Chinese: 马来皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 馬來灰皇鳩

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