Silver-tipped imperial pigeon
(Redirected from White Imperial-pigeon)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Ducula |
| Species: | D. luctuosa
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| Ducula luctuosa (Temminck, 1824)
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The silver-tipped imperial pigeon (Ducula luctuosa), also known as the white imperial pigeon or white-tipped imperial pigeon, is a relatively large species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to forest, woodland and mangrove on Sulawesi and smaller nearby islands.
Description
[edit]It has sometimes been considered a subspecies of the pied imperial pigeon, but has a yellowish tip to the bill, black spotting near the vent, and silvery-grey remiges.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ducula luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22691807A130181069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691807A130181069.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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