Nicobar imperial pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Ducula |
Species: | D. nicobarica
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Binomial name | |
Ducula nicobarica (Pelzeln, 1865)
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The Nicobar imperial pigeon (Ducula nicobarica) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are lowland forests, but it also feeds on fruiting trees in agricultural landscapes.[1]
This species was formerly treated as subspecies of the green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea).[1] It is now considered as a separate species based on the big differences in both plumage and vocalization compared to all other green imperial pigeon subspecies.[2][3]