Silver-tipped imperial pigeon

The silver-tipped imperial pigeon (Ducula luctuosa), also known as the 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.

Silver-tipped imperial pigeon

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. luctuosa
Binomial name
Ducula luctuosa
(Temminck, 1825)

Description

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.

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gollark: Æons are becoming rarer, I think.
gollark: I could have gotten a CB xeno just then, but nope, missed it.
gollark: Ratios and perhaps just broken fudge factors.
gollark: I can offer four random *eggs* if you like.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ducula luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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