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Malabar imperial pigeon

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Malabar imperial pigeon
In Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species:
D. cuprea
Binomial name
Ducula cuprea
(Jerdon, 1840)

The Malabar imperial pigeon or Nilgiri imperial pigeon (Ducula cuprea) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It previously was considered a subspecies of the mountain imperial pigeon, but was split due to differences in morphology and plumage. This split was later supported by an analysis of its calls.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Ducula cuprea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Malabar Imperial-Pigeon - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ Niranjana, C; Praveen, J (2021). "Vocalisation of Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia and its taxonomic implications" (PDF). Indian Birds. 17 (3): 70–72. Retrieved 20 September 2024.