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Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, RB 1887)

The Christmas imperial pigeon, Black imperial pigeon, Dusky imperial pigeon, Wharton's imperial pigeon, or burong pergam, is a large imperial pigeon endemic to Christmas Island in the northeastern Indian Ocean. It has an overall grey-blue colouration, and juveniles are duller than adults. It makes a soft purring coo sound and a deeper whoo sound comparable to a cow mooing. It lays one glossy white egg per brood, and is possibly somewhat colonial. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  (Sharpe, RB 1887)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1887, Part 3, no.34 p.515 pl.43

Protonym:
  Carpophaga whartoni

Type locality:
  Christmas Island.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28700456


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DDC4CBBBAB65EF2F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DDC4CBBB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DDC4CBBB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177392

Geographic range:

  • Ducula whartoni: inland plateau of Christmas Island (eastern Indian Ocean)
English:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial de l'illa Christmas
Czech:
holub Whartonův
Danish:
Juleø-kejserdue
German:
Weihnachtsinsel-Fruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula de Isla de Navidad
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula de Isla de Navidad
Finnish:
joulusaarenkyyhky
French:
Carpophage de Wharton
Croatian:
mrka voćarica
Hungarian:
karácsony-szigeti császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale di Christmas
Japanese (romaji):
kurisumasumikadobato
Japanese:
クリスマスミカドバト
Lithuanian:
Kalėdų salos imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Whartons Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raggkeisardue
Norwegian:
Raggkeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela ciemna
Portuguese:
Pombo-imperial-de-Natal
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-fúnebre
Russian:
Рождественский плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer tmavý
Serbian:
Imperijalni golub sa Božićnog ostrva
Swedish:
julökejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон пурпуровий
Chinese:
圣诞岛皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
聖誕島皇鳩


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Christmas Island Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage de Wharton ( Ducula whartoni)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage de Wharton ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements 1st edition:
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements, version 2021:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements, version 2022:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements, version 2023:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements 4th edition:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
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:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
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):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
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 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
eBird version 2023:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
eBird version 2024:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Christmas Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Christmas Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
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 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 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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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:
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Oriental Bird Club:
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ducula whartoni
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ducula whartoni
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ducula whartoni
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula whartoni)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula whartoni
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula whartoni

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colom imperial de l'illa Christmas, Dúcula de l'illa Christmas
Czech: Holub Whartonuv, holub Whartonův
Danish: Juleø-kejserdue
German: Weihnachtsfruchttaube, Weihnachtsinsel-Fruchttaube
English: Christmas Imperial Pigeon, Christmas Imperial-Pigeon, Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon, Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon, Wharton's Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Christmas Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Christmas Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: C imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula de Isla de Navidad, Dúcula de la Christmas, Dúcula de Pascuas
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula de Isla de Navidad, Dúcula de la Christmas
Spanish (HBW): Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: jõulusaare keisertuvi
Finnish: Joulusaarenkyyhky
French: Carpophage de Wharton
Croatian: mrka voćarica
Hungarian: karácsony-szigeti császárgalamb
Italian: Piccione imperiale dell'Isola di Natale, Piccione imperiale di Christmas
Japanese (romaji): kurisumasumikadobato
Japanese: クリスマスミカドバト
Scientific: Carpophaga whartoni, Ducula whartoni
Lithuanian: Kalėdų salos imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Wharton-muskaatduif, Whartons Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raggkeisardue
Norwegian: Raggkeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela ciemna
Portuguese: Pombo-imperial-de-Natal
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-fúnebre
Russian: Рождественский плодовый голубь, Тёмный плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer tmavý
Serbian: Imperijalni golub sa Božićnog ostrva
Swedish: Christmaskejsarduva, julökejsarduva, Julöns Kejsarduva
Turkish: Kurşuni has güvercin
Ukrainian: Пінон пурпуровий
Chinese: 圣诞岛皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 聖誕島皇鳩

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