Christmas imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni)

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Subject:	Christmas imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni)
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Carpophaga whartoni = Ducula whartoni
Date 1887
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 web
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CarpophagaWhartoniKeulemans.jpg

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.

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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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