Christmas imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni)

Query: Columbidae

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Subject:	Christmas imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni)
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Christmas imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni)

Christmas Imperial Pigeon - Ducula whartoni (Stamp)
Author: '(p_khoo) https://www.flickr.com/photos/127359636@N08/
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127359636@N08/24555996259/

The Christmas imperial pigeon or Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon (Ducula whartoni) is a large pigeon, mainly dark grey in colour with an iridescent sheen. The species is endemic to Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits rainforest and secondary growth with fruiting trees.
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, 1887)
Synonyms:
Ducula rosacea whartoni
Carpophaga whartoni

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Scientific Name: Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, 1887) Common Names: Christmas Imperial Pigeon, Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon French: Carpophage de Wharton; German: Weihnachtsfruchttaube; Spanish: Dúcula de la Christmas Taxonomy: Carpophaga whartoni Sharpe, 1887, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean.

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