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Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon

Ducula aurorae (Peale, TR 1849)

The Polynesian imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  (Peale, TR 1849)

Reference:
   U.S. Explor. Exped. [Wilkes] 8 p.201

Imprint year:
  1848

Protonym:
  Carpophaga aurorae

Type locality:
  Aurora [now Makatea] Island, Tuamotu Group.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  ED21D49D56C16A25

Avibase ID:
  avibase-ED21D49D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/ED21D49D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559830


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Ducula aurorae aurorae: Makatea I. (Tuamotu Archipelago)
  • Ducula aurorae wilkesii: Tahiti (Society Islands)
English:
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom imperial de les illes de la Societat
Czech:
holub polynéský
Danish:
Polynesisk Kejserdue
German:
Aurorafruchttaube
Spanish:
Dúcula de Makatea
Spanish (Spain):
Dúcula de Makatea
Finnish:
tahitinkeisarikyyhky
French:
Carpophage de la Société
Croatian:
velika voćarica
Hungarian:
polinéz császárgalamb
Italian:
Piccione imperiale di Polinesia
Japanese (romaji):
tahichikobubato
Japanese:
タヒチコブバト
Lithuanian:
Taitinis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch:
Tahitiaanse Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Makateakeisardue
Norwegian:
Makateakeiserdue
Polish:
muszkatela niebieskawa
Portuguese:
pombo-imperial-polinésio
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-imperial-polinésio
Russian:
Таитянский плодовый голубь
Slovak:
plodožer guavový
Serbian:
Polinezijski imperijalni golub
Swedish:
polynesisk kejsarduva
Ukrainian:
Пінон полінезійський
Chinese:
波利皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
玻里尼西亞皇鳩


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
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):
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
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):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
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):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Carpophage de la Société ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Carpophage de la Société ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Society Islands Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Society Islands Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [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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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:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Society Islands Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Society Islands Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Polynesian Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
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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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Polynesian Imperial-pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Polynesian Pigeon ( Ducula aurorae) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ducula aurorae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ducula aurorae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ducula aurorae [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula aurorae [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ducula aurorae [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colom imperial de les illes de la Societat, Dúcula de les illes de la Societat
Czech: Holub polynéský
Danish: Polynesisk Kejserdue
German: Aurorafruchttaube
English: Aurora Imperial-Pigeon, Polynesian Imperial Pigeon, Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon, Polynesian Pigeon, Society Imperial-Pigeon, Society Island Pigeon, Society Islands Imperial Pigeon, Society Islands Imperial-Pigeon, Society Islands Pigeon, Tahiti Imperial-Pigeon, Wilke's Imperial-Pigeon
English, HBW: Polynesian Imperial-pigeon
English (IOC): Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
English (United States): Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon
Esperanto: Polinezia imperia kolombo
Spanish: Dúcula de las Sociedad, Dúcula de Makatea, Dúcula de Sociedad
Spanish (Spain): Dúcula de Makatea
Spanish (HBW): Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon
Estonian: polüneesia keisertuvi
Finnish: Tahitinkeisarikyyhky
French: Carpophage d'Aurora, Carpophage de la Société
Croatian: velika voćarica
Hungarian: polinéz császárgalamb
Italian: Piccione imperiale delle Isole della Società, Piccione imperiale di Polinesia
Japanese (romaji): tahichikobubato
Japanese: タヒチコブバト
Scientific: Carpophaga aurorae, Carpophaga wilkesii, Ducula aurorae, Ducula aurorae aurorae
Lithuanian: Taitinis imperatoriškasis karvelis
Dutch: Tahitiaanse Muskaatduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Makateakeisardue
Norwegian: Makateakeiserdue
Polish: muszkatela niebieskawa
Portuguese: pombo-imperial-polinésio
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-imperial-polinésio
Russian: Таитянский плодовый голубь, Таитянский плодоядный голубь
Slovak: plodožer guavový
Serbian: Polinezijski imperijalni golub
Swedish: Aurorakejsarduva, polynesisk kejsarduva
Turkish: Polinezya has güvercini
Ukrainian: Пінон полінезійський
Chinese: 波利皇鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 玻里尼西亞皇鳩

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