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New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula goliath (Gray, GR 1859)

The goliath imperial pigeon, also known as the New Caledonian imperial pigeon and the notou, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. Its natural habitat is humid forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a near-threatened species. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, GR 1859)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.27, no.2 p.165 pl.155

Imprint year:
  1859

Protonym:
  Carpophaga (Phaenorhina) goliath

Type locality:
  Isle of Pines.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/156166#page/227/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C9742D0BA38F0CBD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C9742D0B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C9742D0B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177374


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Ducula goliath: montane forest of New Caledonia and Île des Pins
English:
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial Goliat
Czech:
holub goliáš
Danish:
Goliatkejserdue
German:
Riesenfruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula Goliat
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula Goliat
Finnish:
mustakeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage géant
Croatian:
novokaledonska voćarica
Hungarian:
új-kaledón császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale di New Caledonia
Japanese (romaji):
oomikadobato
Japanese:
オオミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Didysis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Reuzenmuskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Goliatkeisardue
Norwegian:
Goliatkeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela nowokaledońska
Portuguese:
Pombo-imperial-gigante
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-gigante
Russian:
Новокаледонский плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer veľký
Swedish:
jättekejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон новокаледонський
Chinese:
巨皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
巨皇鳩


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
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):
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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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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):
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage géant ( Ducula goliath)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage géant ( Ducula goliath)
Clements 1st edition:
New Caledonian Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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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. 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 (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 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:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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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 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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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Goliath Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Goliath Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ducula goliath
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ducula goliath
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ducula goliath
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula goliath)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula goliath
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula goliath

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colom imperial Goliat, Dúcula goliat
Czech: Holub goliáš
Danish: Goliatkejserdue
German: Goliathtaube, Riesenfruchttaube
English: Giant Imperial Pigeon, Giant Imperial-Pigeon, Giant Pigeon, Goliath Imperial Pigeon, Goliath Imperial-Pigeon, New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon, New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon, New Caledonian Pigeon, Notu Pigeon
English, HBW: New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Goliath Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Novkaledona imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula Goliat
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula Goliat
Spanish (HBW): New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: tume-keisertuvi
Finnish: Mustakeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage géant
Croatian: novokaledonska voćarica
Hungarian: új-kaledón császárgalamb
Italian: Piccione imperiale della Nuova Caledonia, Piccione imperiale di New Caledonia
Japanese (romaji): oomikadobato
Japanese: オオミカドバト
Scientific: Carpophaga (Phaenorhina) goliath, Ducula goliath
Lithuanian: Didysis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Reuzenmuskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Goliatkeisardue
Norwegian: Goliatkeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela nowokaledonska, muszkatela nowokaledońska
Portuguese: Pombo-imperial-gigante
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-gigante
Russian: Новокаледонский плодовый голубь, Новокаледонский плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer veľký
Swedish: Jättekejsarduva
Turkish: Büyük has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон новокаледонський
Chinese: 巨皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 巨皇鳩

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