- Yellowish Imperial Pigeon
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Yellowish Imperial Pigeon Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Ducula Species: D. subflavescens Binomial name Ducula subflavescens
(Finsch, 1886)The Yellowish Imperial Pigeon (Ducula subflavescens), also known as the Yellow-tinted Imperial Pigeon or Bismarck Imperial Pigeon (leading to easy confusion with D. melanochroa), is a relatively large species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to forest and woodland in the Bismarck Archipelago. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is often considered a subspecies of the Torresian Imperial Pigeon (which in turn sometimes is considered a subspecies of the Pied Imperial Pigeon), but is increasingly treated as a separate species. It resembles the Torresian Imperial Pigeon, but has a distinctly yellow-tinged plumage and a bluish base to the bill.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Ducula subflavescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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