Nicobar imperial pigeon

Nicobar imperial pigeon
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Ducula
Species:	D. nicobarica
Binomial name
	Ducula nicobarica; (Pelzeln, 1865)
Synonyms
	Carpophaga aenea var. nicobarica von Pelzeln, 1865 ; Ducula aenea nicobarica ;

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c BirdLife International. (2021). "Ducula nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200093329A200102401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T200093329A200102401.en. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Anderton, John C. (2012). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vol. 2: Attributes and Status (2nd ed.). Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Lynx Edicions. p. 217. ISBN 978-84-96553-87-3.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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[IUCN-1] BirdLife International. (2021). "Ducula nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T200093329A200102401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T200093329A200102401.en. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[2] Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Anderton, John C. (2012). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vol. 2: Attributes and Status (2nd ed.). Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Lynx Edicions. p. 217. ISBN 978-84-96553-87-3.

[ioc-3] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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